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Thames Coromandel District Council - Latest News [Page 28]
Our Council supports levy on plastic bags
Thursday, 29 June 2017, 10:11 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
We're getting behind a campaign to introduce a small, compulsory fee for plastic bags - the bags that are used to carry shopping home and then usually end up in landfill or littering our beaches and reserves. More >>
Ruben shares his road safety tips on the Coromandel
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 2:47 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Ruben the Road Safety Bear will be travelling the Coromandel Peninsula this month to teach children up to seven years of age, foundation road safety skills. More >>
Trust Board for Mercury Bay medical facility project
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 2:12 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
A Trust Board has now been established, that will guide the next steps towards the development of a Mercury Bay medical facility in Whitianga. Made up of local representatives from the Mercury Bay Area, with strong professional backgrounds in either the health, ... More >>
TCDC Proposed District Plan - Appeals Update June/July 2017
Wednesday, 28 June 2017, 2:06 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
In April 2016 the Council's decisions on the Proposed District Plan were notified. 72 appeals and 410 Section 274 notices to those appeals were lodged with the Environment Court on the Council's decisions. More >>
You socked it to them Emirates Team New Zealand
Tuesday, 27 June 2017, 2:36 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Congratulations to Emirates Team New Zealand for socking it to Oracle and reclaiming the America's Cup. More >>
Proposed resource consent for Williamson Park, Whangamata
Friday, 23 June 2017, 3:42 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
We value your input on how we are looking to secure a resource consent for a period of 15 years to protect the existing traditional events held at Williamson Park to ensure that they can continue to run in the future. We would also like to provide ... More >>
Weather and roading update 11am 23 June 2017
Friday, 23 June 2017, 11:17 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
(Water on SH25 Thames Coast Road at Whakatete Bay this morning. Photo: Radek Patrman, Facebook) More >>
Still time to lodge EQC claims for land damage
Wednesday, 21 June 2017, 12:21 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Anyone on the Coromandel that had land damaged from landslips or flooding during the April floods still have time to lodge a claim with the Earthquake Commission. More >>
Our Natural Burial Park is set to open
Monday, 12 June 2017, 2:09 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Our Natural Burial Park is set to open A natural burial area is being designed at the Omahu Cemetery in Thames and will be open by October this year. The area is the result of a partnership with the Natural Burial Interest Group in Thames, who approached ... More >>
Benefits from government tourism infrastructure funding
Thursday, 8 June 2017, 2:57 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
A toilet facility at the new Hahei Village Entrance car park has received $130,000 from the Government's Regional Mid-Sized Tourism Facilities Grant. More >>
You'll find an ATM machine in a phonebox in Tairua
Wednesday, 7 June 2017, 11:55 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
A bright red 1938 telephone box has been transformed into a money machine and installed in Tairua’s main street this week in what is likely to be the most unusual ATM in the country. More >>
Whangamata cemetery grounds damaged
Tuesday, 30 May 2017, 5:17 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Grassy areas within the cemetery grounds at Whangamata have been damaged by what appears to be either motorbikes or small quad bikes that have been able to fit through the barriers at the gates. More >>
Thames part of the Lions Tour action
Tuesday, 30 May 2017, 1:12 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
The Ride of The Legends (ROTL) is coming to New Zealand for the first time, and you have the chance to meet some former All Black and British Lions rugby sporting greats as they roll through Thames. More >>
Funding boost welcomed by Mercury 250 Trust
Saturday, 27 May 2017, 2:30 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
A further $5 million has been committed by Government over the next two years for the First Encounters 250 commemoration which will include a focus on Captain Cook’s landing at Mercury Bay on the Coromandel, it was announced this week. The Ministry ... More >>
Initiatives aimed at boosting tourism facilities get funding
Friday, 26 May 2017, 4:50 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Community-based organisations with projects aimed at developing visitor facilities have received a funding boost with the allocation of several grants from most of our district's community boards. More >>
Flood mitigation works continue at Williamson Park
Thursday, 25 May 2017, 3:21 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
The recent extreme weather events over the last month caused flood damage at Williamson Park in Whangamata, which our Council is still dealing with. More >>
Two local district councils unite to fight mangrove spread
Tuesday, 23 May 2017, 9:55 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
Frustration with the cost, time and process to reduce mangrove growth in their areas has seen the Thames-Coromandel and Hauraki District Councils band together to be more proactive on behalf of their communities. More >>
On-going and unnecessary tree vandalism in Opoutere
Tuesday, 16 May 2017, 9:56 am | Thames Coromandel District Council
Cases of trees being damaged continue as this month it was discovered that various trees at Waiponga Reserve in Opoutere have been drilled and poisoned. More >>
Thames Coast Rd (SH25) to close at Whakatete Bay on Tuesday
Monday, 15 May 2017, 5:04 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
State Highway 25 (Thames Coast Road) at Whakatete Bay will be closed for around three hours tomorrow (Tuesday 16 May) while a small amount of blasting takes place at a rock fall site. More >>
Onemana Drive slip remedial work update
Friday, 12 May 2017, 1:21 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council
Loose vegetation has been removed and the chipping of the trees has been completed, as part of the clean-up and remediation work at Onemana, following damage from last month's severe weather. More >>
