The peninsula's coastal cruisers now have extra options in port.

A $13,000 extension to the Whangamata pontoon will provide access for up to four extra boats, and allows lower tide use for small to medium boat owners and safer access for all users.


The new length pontoon.

The Whangamata Main Wharf.

Urgent repairs on the Whangamata wharf have also been completed, with the replacement of three piles and flanges. The cost of the repairs is $23,000.

The extension and repairs are part of a review of coastal infrastructure right around the Coromandel, says Garry Towler, Whangamata/Tairua-Pauanui area manager for the Thames-Coromandel District Council.

'The review is long overdue,” says Garry. 'The reason many people visit the Coromandel is to get out on the water, so the condition of the facilities needs to be fit for purpose and safe.”