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Thames Coromandel District Council - Latest News [Page 13]

Caution advised at Buffalo Beach Whitianga

Wednesday, 4 September 2019, 12:46 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

A launch has broken free from its mooring and has ended up on Buffalo Beach, Whitianga, near the Buffalo memorial area and rock wall. More >>

Funding comes our way for responsible camping initiatives

Tuesday, 3 September 2019, 3:58 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Our Coromandel district has received just over $700,000 in government funding to support responsible camping over this coming summer period. More >>

Edible seaweed venture attracts government funding

Monday, 2 September 2019, 4:35 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Coromandel company Wakame Fresh is the first recipient of a government grant to help it turn pest seaweed into premium edible export. More >>

Coromandel Town main road improvements start next week

Wednesday, 28 August 2019, 5:05 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Improvements to the main street in Coromandel Town will start on Monday and will be completed in December. More >>

Completion of Albert/Campbell Street roundabout

Wednesday, 21 August 2019, 4:07 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The new roundabout at the intersection of Campbell and Albert streets is set for completion by the end of August, after just a few delays, due to the weather. More >>

Check who’s running for our Council in the local elections

Friday, 16 August 2019, 4:59 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Nominations have now closed for the local elections and we have a big field of candidates for the available positions of Mayor, eight Councillors and 20 Community Board members. More >>

Where are all the election candidates?

Friday, 9 August 2019, 4:24 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

With one week left for potential election candidates to file their forms to run for Mayor, Councillor, or Community Board members, we’ve received 25 nominations. More >>

Job opportunities on show at the Business and Careers Expo

Thursday, 8 August 2019, 4:51 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The Thames War Memorial Civic Centre was filled with students, businesses, and volunteers from across the Coromandel attending the Coromandel/Hauraki Business and Careers Expo today. More >>

Skatepark plans rolling around the district

Monday, 29 July 2019, 4:31 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Plans for upgrades and builds of brand new skateparks, skateramps and skate paths are rolling on around the district. More >>

Coromandel students participating in Tuia 250 commemorations

Friday, 26 July 2019, 1:44 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Up to 200 students from local schools across the Coromandel will be part of a Ngati Hei pōwhiri - a ritual of welcome - at the Wharetaewa Pa site in Wharekaho (Simpsons Beach) north of Whitianga as part of Tuia – Encounters 250 (Tuia 250). More >>

Emergency services exercise in Whangamata on Saturday

Friday, 26 July 2019, 8:59 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

Tomorrow, Saturday 27 July from 1pm – 5:30pm, an emergency services exercise will be taking place in Whangamata. More >>

Works to improve pedestrian access in Whitianga are starting

Thursday, 18 July 2019, 4:55 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

There will be some partial or complete road closures in Whitianga at the Joan Gaskell Drive/Cook Drive roundabout over the next month while work to improve pedestrian access at the intersection takes place. More >>

$1.2million for Coromandel facilities

Monday, 15 July 2019, 5:06 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Seven projects around the district to provide improved public facilities at visitor hotspots have been chosen to receive a total of $1.2 million from the central government’s Tourism Infrastructure Fund (TIF). More >>

Thames Centennial Pool closed until further notice

Monday, 15 July 2019, 9:01 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

Our Thames Centennial Pool is closed until further notice due to a burst water main outside the pool. More >>

New-look Coromandel Citizens Hall shaping up

Tuesday, 9 July 2019, 3:42 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Work to restore the hall, built in 1897 and formerly the St George's Convent School, began in February and is focused on making the building safe to use. More >>

Cooks Beach cairn reinstated before Tuia 250 commemorations

Monday, 8 July 2019, 12:41 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The stone cairn, which marked the 1769 visit of Captain Cook to New Zealand and toppled into the sea during a storm in July 2018, will be placed back on-site ahead of the Tuia, Cook 250 commemorations in October 2019. More >>

Horseshoe Spheres sculpture rolls onto Hauraki Rail Trail

Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 2:08 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The latest addition to the Kopu to Thames Sculpture Trail on the Hauraki Rail Trail was unveiled today – The Spheres , by Paeroa artist Mark Hayes. More >>

Goldrush Rally returns to the Coromandel in August

Tuesday, 2 July 2019, 9:56 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

The routes and timings for the Goldrush Rally of Coromandel have been announced for the weekend of 16/17 August, when about 70 cars are expected to take part in round five of the New Zealand Rally Championship. More >>

Whangamata Information Centre - Interim change of service

Friday, 28 June 2019, 3:03 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Whangamata Info Plus will close at 4pm today, Friday 28 June, and an interim information centre will re-open on Monday, 1 July, until a new provider is secured. More >>

Australasia's first Impact Hub gets underway in the Waikato

Friday, 28 June 2019, 12:10 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Impact Hub is a global movement that enables collaboration between communities, business and government to advance social enterprises that are creating solutions to the world's most pressing issues - and a group in the Waikato now has the first licence from ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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