A contribution by the Mercury Bay Historical Society
Monday, 21 September 2020
While local councils across New Zealand are talking up their ambitious wish-lists ahead of a major government decision around funding local and regional projects, Thames-Coromandel District Council’s priorities remain under wraps with council refusing to say what support it has sought.
A contribution by Whitianga resident, Dr Stella Pennell
An aquatic feat of more than usual endurance was performed by a plucky settler’s wife during a southeast gale at Mercury Bay.
When exploring an idea for a boutique distillery on the Coromandel, Dr Paul Schneider never envisaged the role he and his partner, Daniela Suess, were going to play in combating a global health pandemic.
It has been confirmed that residents of Omokoroa (pictured), 21km north of Tauranga, will be welcomed into the Coromandel Electorate this year although it is a reluctant move for some.
“Turn up and take it easy.” That’s the invitation the Coromandel will extend to the rest of New Zealand as the Peninsula fights for a share of what will be a larger but increasingly competitive domestic tourism market.
It almost sounds disrespectful to say that one of Mercury Bay’s most recognised fishing, diving and cruising charter vessels, the 48ft catamaran MV Whai, was initially conceived and designed around a couple of large sewage pipe off-cuts, but it’s a true story.
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