Opito, Whitianga

3060 days ago

Map Coastal hazards Now!

Denis from Thames

TCDC have produced a Coastal Management Strategy engagement document. This sets out a range of coastal issues including coastal hazards for discussion. A series of public meetings will be held around the Peninsula in October.

This is all highly commendable but there is no cause for further … View more
TCDC have produced a Coastal Management Strategy engagement document. This sets out a range of coastal issues including coastal hazards for discussion. A series of public meetings will be held around the Peninsula in October.

This is all highly commendable but there is no cause for further delay in mapping coastal flooding hazard areas. The Govt required this work be done in 2010. Identify the hazards– then talk to the public. This is what most other coastal Councils are doing.

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3060 days ago

School rugby finals set to kick off

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

The secondary school and junior rugby finals are all happening this Saturday, August 12. 
All secondary school finals will be held at the Paeroa Domain, starting at 10am, and the junior finals are taking place at the top qualifiers' home grounds.
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Secondary school finals:
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The secondary school and junior rugby finals are all happening this Saturday, August 12. 
All secondary school finals will be held at the Paeroa Domain, starting at 10am, and the junior finals are taking place at the top qualifiers' home grounds.
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Secondary school finals:
10am: 4th Grade...

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3061 days ago

Ever had a chicken and cranberry pie from the Bakehouse Cafe in Thames?

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

Khemara Yin's chicken and vegetable pie received a highly commended award at the NZ Bakels Supreme Pie Awards at an awards dinner in Auckland on August 1.

3063 days ago

Interest in buying A&G Price foundry after closure

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

Several parties are currently showing interest in buying the A&G Price foundry in Thames.
About 100 workers, ranging from foundry tradesmen, machinists, fitters, welders and engineers, were told at a meeting on July 26 that they had lost their jobs at the Thames engineering company … View more
Several parties are currently showing interest in buying the A&G Price foundry in Thames.
About 100 workers, ranging from foundry tradesmen, machinists, fitters, welders and engineers, were told at a meeting on July 26 that they had lost their jobs at the Thames engineering company after the ...

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3061 days ago

House of the week: Luxurious Coromandel retreat

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

WATCH: They planned a simple hut, but ended up with this.
Steve Joynes' original vision for his family's holiday home was a simple one: "I wanted something really cheap and small – like a hut," says the Hamilton-based builder, before cracking up with laughter. Needless to … View more
WATCH: They planned a simple hut, but ended up with this.
Steve Joynes' original vision for his family's holiday home was a simple one: "I wanted something really cheap and small – like a hut," says the Hamilton-based builder, before cracking up with laughter. Needless to say, things didn't quite work out that way. But the luxurious retreat he's built, surrounded by native bush in the Coromandel, does evoke the spirit of a particularly sleek Department of Conservation hut.

3061 days ago

room to let

Christiane from Whitianga

Cosy fully furnished room , access to balcony , new carpet, large wardrobe in warm and dry house . Own fridge provided . Share with prof.female.
To prof. mature non smoker - $150 per week +expenses to be arranged for power/heating/unlimited broadband/miscelanneous

3061 days ago

Major upgrade for Miranda walking track to bird viewing hide

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

Bird watching at Miranda is now wheelchair friendly and accessible in winter thanks to a major walking track upgrade from East Coast Road to a bird viewing hide.
The hide is maintained by the Pūkorokoro-Miranda Naturalists' Trust which runs the Pūkorokoro-Miranda Shorebird Centre, two … View more
Bird watching at Miranda is now wheelchair friendly and accessible in winter thanks to a major walking track upgrade from East Coast Road to a bird viewing hide.
The hide is maintained by the Pūkorokoro-Miranda Naturalists' Trust which runs the Pūkorokoro-Miranda Shorebird Centre, two ...

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3061 days ago

Hauraki Tce community garden takes shape

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

About 40 green-fingered residents pitched in to build raised beds on August 6 for a new community garden in Hauraki Tce, Thames.
Resident Samantha Claire said the idea for the community garden was pitched several years ago.
"At that time, the reserve had kind of died a bit of a slow … View more
About 40 green-fingered residents pitched in to build raised beds on August 6 for a new community garden in Hauraki Tce, Thames.
Resident Samantha Claire said the idea for the community garden was pitched several years ago.
"At that time, the reserve had kind of died a bit of a slow death, the ...

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3065 days ago

FIREWOOD

Karma from Waihi

hi all....have dry firewood for sale, split delivered, and stacked if requested, ph txt leave a message with an address, ph number, and quantity and we'll get it on its way $100 cube or two cubes for $150...
Get in before the rain
Ph 021-081-82881

3062 days ago

Few tickets left for Bella Street Pumphouse Miners' dinner and show

Teresa Ramsey Reporter from Hauraki Herald

Tickets are selling fast for the Miners Dinner & Show at the Bella Street Pumphouse in Thames on August 18-19.
The Bella Street Pumphouse Society promises two great nights out, with a three-course meal and cash bar.
Entertainment on the night includes Thames Tinkers and Jennifer Neale.
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Tickets are selling fast for the Miners Dinner & Show at the Bella Street Pumphouse in Thames on August 18-19.
The Bella Street Pumphouse Society promises two great nights out, with a three-course meal and cash bar.
Entertainment on the night includes Thames Tinkers and Jennifer Neale.
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3062 days ago

Interesting posts we've seen this month!

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

A chicken apocalypse in Levin, a furry glove thief in Woolston and a bit of graffiti-proof kiwi ingenuity in Dunedin.

We've found a small selection of goodies from this month that we just couldn't help but share with you all. Click on the titles to see the original posts!

Did you … View more
A chicken apocalypse in Levin, a furry glove thief in Woolston and a bit of graffiti-proof kiwi ingenuity in Dunedin.

We've found a small selection of goodies from this month that we just couldn't help but share with you all. Click on the titles to see the original posts!

Did you know that you can browse posts from neighbourhoods across the country on our Public Notices tab? Any content shared to these public pages are posts that have been made with the "Public Post" box ticked.

3062 days ago

Whitianga Town $6.5 Project Drowned?

Denis from Thames

Government's Sea Level Rise Guidelines Disregarded

Whitianga Project Could be Submerged

The Thames-Coromandel District Council has ignored Government sea level rise guidance and Regional Council sea flooding maps when considering the proposal for a $6.5 million upgrade of the Whitianga … View more
Government's Sea Level Rise Guidelines Disregarded

Whitianga Project Could be Submerged

The Thames-Coromandel District Council has ignored Government sea level rise guidance and Regional Council sea flooding maps when considering the proposal for a $6.5 million upgrade of the Whitianga Town Centre. According to that advice and mapping the whole project area could potentially be flooded from the sea in coming decades. No expert assessment of the risk of sea flooding to the area has been carried out, and the Council has declined to get this assessment done before funds are committed. This may lead to the whole beautification project becoming a submerged “blue” elephant and $6.5m of ratepayer funds being wasted.
Are you OK with that as a ratepayer/resident?

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3065 days ago

A place to call home

SBS Bank

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3067 days ago

Plastic bottles popped in the post to Coromandel MP Scott Simpson

Julie Kaio Reporter from Hauraki Herald

A Waikato group campaigning for energy conservation and sustainable living is joining others sending a message on a (plastic) bottle to Coromandel MP Scott Simpson.
The associate minister for conservation has so far received about 100 plastic bottles at his Wellington office, as a symbolic ...

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3067 days ago

Thames Valley Heartland rep rugby pre-season campaign underway with Taranaki clash

Julie Kaio Reporter from Hauraki Herald

With the Thames  Valley club rugby finals out of the way, the senior representative teams get down to business with a preseason campaign that starts with the Heartland team travelling to Clifton in North Taranaki to play a warm up game against the Taranaki development team.
Coach Matthew ...

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