Starting kindergarten is huge first step for a child, not to mention a parent. It comes with excitement, nervousness and all the anticipation of what lies ahead in the learning years that will follow.
Wednesday, 29 January 2020
A Coromandel Peninsula dog owner will appear in the Thames District Court in March following the discovery of two dead kiwi on private property adjacent to a Papa Aroha coastal forest.
Thirty years ago, a simple act of kindness from a near stranger had an immense effect on Wharekaho resident, Jenny Edwards, one that resulted in a lasting legacy for the Mercury Bay community.
Memories of the 60s and early 70s came flooding back to me in the days preceding last Sunday’s Whitianga Summer Concert. Sadly, as various friends from out of town arrived for the event, I couldn’t help but be reminded that the 70s’ “child of god” was becoming much closer to God than child. “Not enough time to worry about this,” I told myself. After all, this year’s Summer Concert promised to be a big one and we were all to enjoy it while we could.
Pop in to Tairua Four Square and you are likely to encounter a big man with a huge smile and a strong voice to match. If you are lucky you will hear this cheerful guy behind the check-out counter singing.
A gem of a walk that takes people up close and personal with some of the giants of the Coromandel forest is likely to attract a bit more attention from visitors to the Peninsula in the future.
When former Mercury Bay Area School student, Jordan Williams, landed at Whitianga Airport last Sunday afternoon, his family was there to welcome him.
The petition to reinstate a rescue helicopter based in Whitianga over the busy summer season and other peak holiday periods is still enjoying good momentum. In just three weeks, the hard copy and online versions of the petition have been signed by more than 19,000 people.
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Is the government's decision not to base a rescue helicopter in Whitianga over summer (or at all) a broken promise?
The Mercury Bay Informer is a highly popular community newspaper, based in Whitianga. The paper is distributed throughout the Coromandel Peninsula, coast to coast from Thames to north of Colville.
