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Thames Coromandel District Council - Latest News [Page 31]

Thames Weather and Roading Update #4 1:30pm

Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 2:08 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

MetService Weather Forecaster has advised the Coromandel Peninsula should expect heavy falls until early evening. From early evening - midnight a further 50 - 70mm. More >>

Weather and Roading Update #2 7am

Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 9:11 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

The remnants of ex Tropical Cyclone Debbie are expected to impact central and the lower North Island until early Thursday morning. More >>

Severe weather warning in place for the Coromandel Peninsula

Tuesday, 4 April 2017, 1:42 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

MetService has upgraded the severe weather watch to a severe weather warning for the Coromandel Peninsula this morning. More >>

Severe weather watch for the Coromandel Peninsula

Monday, 3 April 2017, 1:55 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

MetService has issued a severe weather watch for the Coromandel Peninsula this morning for the likelihood of heavy rain from Tuesday 4 April morning to Wednesday 5 April evening. More >>

Get some free mulch

Friday, 31 March 2017, 12:52 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

With the autumn gardening season in full swing, we're offering mulch for free at all of our Refuse Transfer Stations (RTS). More >>

Please keep skateboards off Thames skate park

Friday, 31 March 2017, 10:01 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

The security fencing around the new skate park in Porritt Park is coming down today now that construction is finished and it will be fully available for use from tomorrow - 1 April. But for tomorrowonly - please no skateboards.* More >>

Illume festival takes a break this year

Thursday, 30 March 2017, 2:17 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The Coromandel Illume Winter Festival of Light is taking a hiatus this year, but is expected to light up the skies again in July 2018. More >>

Scheduled power outage for Whangamata - Tuesday 4 April

Thursday, 30 March 2017, 11:30 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

Next Tuesday (4 April 2017) Powerco needs to turn off the power supply in Whangamata so that their contractors can safely complete preventive maintenance work to improve the reliability of the line and prevent future serious faults and outages. More >>

All hands on deck for 175th commemoration in May

Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 3:43 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Preparations and practices for the 175th commemoration of the death of a sailor at Te Karo Bay have begun in earnest by the Royal New Zealand Navy and the Tairua Heritage Group, which has put together a whole weekend of events to mark the occasion in May. More >>

Local economic development grants still available

Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 1:18 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

There is still time to apply for the local economic development grants that the Thames and Coromandel-Colville Community Boards have available. Applications close at 4pm this Friday 31 March. More >>

More heavy rain for the Coromandel

Wednesday, 29 March 2017, 11:21 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

MetService is predicting the heavy showers we are experiencing will stay with us until later this afternoon. More >>

Wintec establishes roots in Whitianga

Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 4:17 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The Waikato Institute of Technology has partnered with Ngati Hei Trust to open the first satellite campus in Whitianga in years. More >>

Mayoral Fund allocations for the Whitianga Comers Road Fire

Tuesday, 28 March 2017, 12:39 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Allocations for the Mayoral Fund to support locals affected by the fire in the Whitianga Comers Road which broke in January, have now been made. More >>

Buoyant Coromandel economy according to newly released data

Monday, 27 March 2017, 1:53 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The Coromandel economy grew by 3.3% in 2016, and the indicators are that spending and investment is set to continue, according to the latest data provided by Infometrics, an independent company that provides economic analysis and forecasts. More >>

Jenny Shipley to visit Whitianga to help progress Cook 250

Thursday, 23 March 2017, 3:16 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Events that celebrate the November 2019 anniversary of Captain James Cook’s visit to Te Whanganui a Hei are gaining momentum locally, at the same time that the Government is ramping up co-ordination of events nationally to mark the 250th anniversary of ... More >>

Beach Hop road closures

Wednesday, 22 March 2017, 1:12 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

There are a number of road closures in the next couple of days as one of our most iconic festivals, The Beach Hop, takes place. We apologise for any inconvenience and ask for your patience on our roads. If you're here for the Hop, enjoy your stay. More >>

Clean-up and Beach Hop continues

Monday, 20 March 2017, 5:25 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Beach Hop organisers stated that "there are rumours circulating that Repco Beach Hop 17 has been cancelled/postponed due to the recent bad weather the Coromandel experienced last week. This is simply not true! We'd be the first to know about it ... More >>

Tairua Wharf re-development project progressing

Monday, 20 March 2017, 3:16 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The Tairua Wharf and Boat Ramp re-development is proceeding nicely with the floating crane and construction equipment now on site and dismantling work underway. More >>

Government kicks in with help for farmers after storm

Thursday, 16 March 2017, 3:14 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The Government has announced that extra funding is being made available to help farmers affected by the heavy weather of last week. More >>

Terrible weather used as a reason to vandalise our trees

Tuesday, 14 March 2017, 4:08 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

While our District was hit with extreme weather in the past week, some used the conditions as an opportunity to vandalise trees on public reserves. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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