WHITIANGA POLICE REPORT:
Monday 6th August, to Monday 13th August, 2018
Friday, 16 November 2018
The Department of Conservation has advised that access to the Coromandel Coastal Walkway and Mountain Bike Track from the western side is currently not possible due to a road washout at the Fletcher Bay campground.
Wednesday 15 August will see primary school teachers across New Zealand go on strike. This will result in some school closures for the day. In Mercury Bay, both Whenuakite School (pictured) and Te Rerenga School will be closed.
The final of the Coromandel Peninsula Football League took place at the Mercury Bay Multisport Park on Sunday, with the Whitianga Red Devils taking on Hahei. The game promised to be a tight affair between two very talented teams, but that turned out to be an understatement as it eventuated to be one of the matches of the season.
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Whitianga town centre not the place for skateboard and scooter owners to show off their skills
After months of work, the new-look Whitianga CBD is starting to take shape. There are new paving, street furniture, trees and flowerbeds and even “Jupiter globes.” Not only is the Whitianga town centre upgrade aesthetically pleasing, it also seems to be a lot of fun for some skateboard and scooter owners.
The Scouts movement is a worldwide organisation dedicated to educating and providing adventures to young people. Scouts New Zealand currently has 16,000 members across five age sections - starting with Keas (from age five) and going all the way through to Rovers (from age 18), with Cubs, Scouts and Venturers in between.
By Suzanne Hansen
Whitianga’s Penny University founder and convener, Stella Pennell has won the inaugural Visiting Postgraduate Fellowship at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
Mercury Bay Area School is considering the introduction an enrolment scheme, meaning only students living in two proposed school zones (one zone for Year 1 - 8 students and a more expanded zone for Year 9 - 13 students) will be guaranteed entrance into the school. MBAS principal John Wright provides more information about the proposal.
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Do you agree with the realignment of the road at the corner of Albert Street and Campbell Street in Whitianga?
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.
