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Thames Coromandel District Council - Latest News [Page 8]

Flip-side To Our Strong Economy With Coronavirus Clouds On The Horizon

Tuesday, 25 February 2020, 3:12 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Our primary sector is the star of our latest economic data for the Thames-Coromandel, but an economist warns the Coronavirus outbreak is likely to dampen export earnings, as well as our strong tourism spending, in the first half of this year. In its latest ... More >>

Thames Coast In Focus As Coastal Project Gets Underway

Friday, 14 February 2020, 4:33 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

  The spotlight shines initially on Thames and the Thames Coast as our major project to develop four Shoreline Management Plans (SMPs) across the Coromandel enters the next phase. Thames Coast will be the first area where we start work on ... More >>

We’re back to our usual rubbish & recycling schedule

Monday, 10 February 2020, 4:59 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Our post-peak summer Kerbside rubbish and recycling schedule is now in effect, with one rubbish collection per week and fortnightly recycling pick-up. More >>

Mercury Bay Skate Park Trust skates past its funding target

Monday, 10 February 2020, 1:25 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The Mercury Bay Skate Park Trust has been working hard over the summer period raising funds for the new skate park in Whitianga. Boosted by fundraising initiatives at the recent Whitianga Summer Concert, including sausage sizzles, watermelon sales ... More >>

Tougher measures on water use as weekend approaches

Monday, 3 February 2020, 4:47 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The need to conserve water on the Coromandel is growing more urgent as we head into another busy weekend and our water supply has become critical across our district. More >>

Seagull Centre diverts more waste from landfill

Friday, 31 January 2020, 4:58 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

The Seagull Centre in Thames is set to divert more items from going to landfill with its new Resource Recovery Park, which was officially opened today by Thames Ward Councillor Martin Rodley in a ribbon-cutting ceremony . More >>

Whitianga footbridge stepping back into action

Tuesday, 28 January 2020, 3:17 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Construction of a wooden footbridge, which crosses the Taputaputea steam to Buffalo Beach Whitianga, will resume in February. More >>

Calling all stall holders, street performers and musicians

Tuesday, 21 January 2020, 11:49 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

If you're a stallholder, food truck operator, street performer or musician and want the opportunity to promote yourself or your business at the Coro 200 Illume Festival - we want to hear from you. More >>

Thames Centennial Pool closed part of 22 January

Friday, 17 January 2020, 3:26 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Due to a planned outage whle Genesis Energy carries out maintenance work on their network, the pool will be closed from 8am until 3:30pm (provided Genesis has finished their work). More >>

Total Watering Ban in some areas retained for the weekend

Friday, 17 January 2020, 2:29 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

While water-use demand has dropped a bit, supplies are still running low in Coromandel Town , Whitianga and Hahei - which remain on a Total Watering Ban . More >>

Total watering ban now in place for Coromandel Town

Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 2:06 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

A Total Watering Ban is now in place for Coromandel Town . At the same time, Whitianga and Hahei remain on a Total Watering Ban . This means all use of water outside the house is banned. This includes watering lawns and gardens, washing cars, boats, houses, ... More >>

We've updated "Your Coromandel Tracks & Trails Guide"

Monday, 13 January 2020, 12:48 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Our popular - and free - Your Coromandel Tracks & Trails Guide is available again at our Council offices, district libraries and visitor centres, after we ran out of copies late last year. More >>

Total watering ban now in place for Whitianga and Hahei

Friday, 10 January 2020, 5:00 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

A Total Watering Ban is now in place for Whitianga, and Hahei also remains on a Total Watering Ban. More >>

Water pressure to increase in Puriri and parts of Matatoki

Tuesday, 7 January 2020, 2:10 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Residents of Puriri and Matatoki may experience an increase in their water pressure from Monday 13 January as we work to improve the water supply to meet the consent limits set by Waikato Regional Council (WRC). More >>

Water restrictions eased slightly in some areas

Monday, 6 January 2020, 4:49 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Water restriction have been eased slightly, with most areas now on a sprinkler ban with the exception of Hahei which remains on a Total Watering Ban and Thames , where there are currently no restrictions. More >>

Matarangi placed on Total Watering Ban restriction

Wednesday, 1 January 2020, 5:00 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Matarangi is the latest of our water supply areas to be placed on a Total Watering Ban , as reservoir levels continue to fall and source flows are low. More >>

Water restrictions continue to increase

Monday, 30 December 2019, 9:23 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

Residents and visitors continue to use large amounts of water and as a result our network is under significant pressure. We urge that you please comply with the water restrictions for the good of the community. More >>

What route would you like on Whangamata’s new boardwalk?

Monday, 30 December 2019, 7:59 pm | Thames Coromandel District Council

We’ve got two proposals for the route of a wooden boardwalk running along Whangamata’s beachfront, which will protect our dune systems and promote better walking access, and we want to hear what option you prefer. More >>

Sprinkler ban for Hahei, Tairua, Pauanui and Whitianga

Saturday, 28 December 2019, 10:04 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

Due to the high demand and dropping reservoir levels in Tairua and Pauanui , and the aquifer in Hahei , a sprinkler ban is now in place to protect the water source. Whitianga also remains on a sprinkler ban . More >>

Rāhui/prohibition placed on shellfish gathering in Te Mātā

Tuesday, 24 December 2019, 11:57 am | Thames Coromandel District Council

Map of rahui area Thames Coast iwi Ngāti Tamaterā has placed a rāhui, or prohibition, over the Te Mātā and Tapu (Waipatukahu) shellfisheries, which the Ministry for Primary Industries will be enforcing. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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