Around midday on 22 February, Graham Eccles, along with his cousin, Kerry Martin from Matamata, stood astride his bicycle on Ninety Mile Beach looking south and no doubt feeling a little nervous wondering what lay ahead. It was the point of no return. What sounded like a good idea two years earlier had suddenly become a reality. Their end goal was Bluff, some 3,000km away, a destination they had given themselves less than 30 days to reach.
Elderly people living alone are the largest group being assisted by Whitianga Social Services since the Covid-19 lockdown began on 26 March.
Thames-Coromandel District Council is searching for ways to slash the 9.98 per cent increase they planned on seeking from ratepayers this July.
The Waikato District Health Board will not release the number of confirmed Covid-19 cases on the Coromandel Peninsula, siting privacy as the reason.
In September last year, we reported extensively on the solid-waste disposal contract between Thames-Coromandel District Council and Smart Environmental.
Focusing on relationships is the best thing parents can do for their children during this period of lockdown, according to Whenuakite School principal, Eamonn Kelly.
Roadblocks could be in place at entry points to the Coromandel this week as our local Civil Defence Controller moves to prevent unlawful travel to the Peninsula during the Covid-19 lockdown.
At the start of the Covid-19 lockdown, Mercury Bay Area School principal, John Wright, wrote a touching (and informative) letter to each MBAS senior student individually. With John’s permission, we are reproducing parts of his letter below.
Thomassen Roofing Ltd is a family owned and operated business based in Whitianga. We have been looking after the Coromandel's roofing & cladding needs since 1988 and pride ourselves in…
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.
