Council

District grant applications open

Heated swimming pools, fitness courses for schools, visitors' toilets and a basketball court are just some of the projects made possible via Western Bay of Plenty... Read More

Thames-Coromandel GDP up by 4%

Growing tourism numbers, increased residential construction and good prices on local produce has led to strong economic growth on the Coromandel Peninsula. The... Read More

Maori get $3.6 million from Rena

The owners and insurers of the Rena are planning to give $3.6 million to Bay of Plenty Maori interests to help mitigate adverse cultural effects of the wreck of... Read More

Sinai-Palestine soldiers remembered

The Kiwi soldiers who died in the Sinai-Palestine campaign have been remembered with their own World War One Memorial Forest in Paunaui. As part of the Thames-Coromandel... Read More

Rena owner steps up

The application for resource consent before the Rena tribunal is not simply a proposal by the owner and its underwriters. That's the message from one of the Rena's... Read More

Rena hearings begin

The Rena resource consent hearings begin at Baypark's ASB stadium today, marking the next significant step in the ongoing saga that has been a part of local life... Read More

Time running out for Thames voters

This November, Thames voters will decided whether or not to continue adding fluoride to the town's water supply. But if you are not registered on the electoral... Read More

Zespri site on the market

The Zespri site on Maunganui Road is on the market after the council handed the account over to the real estate industry. The council is selling about 8100m2 of... Read More

Fence slipping from property

Tracking mud across Tauranga City Council office is Naiomi Macbeth's way of making a point about council inaction over her subsiding section. The builder owning... Read More

New Whitianga ferry named ‘Diana Rose'

The latest addition to the Whitianga Ferries fleet has gone into service this week after she was launched last weekend. The new 12 metre long, 63-seat alloy mono-hull... Read More

Planting at Buffalo Beach on Saturday

Many hands make light work so why not help out the Thames-Coromandel District Council's dune restoration project along Buffalo Beach this Saturday. The project is... Read More

Tsunami siren test September 25

The Thames-Coromandel District Council is advising locals they'll be testing the tsunami sirens across the district on Friday, September 25, at 12pm. Coinciding... Read More