By Jordan Gower
Late last month, Mark Finnerty and crew members of the Auckland and Coromandel Westpac Rescue Helicopters shared a cup of tea and talked about an incident that took place in early March this year.
Monday, 21 January 2019
More than 30 members of the Auckland and Hauraki Chapters of the Patriots Defence Force Motorcycle Club (PDFMC) attended a rally in Whitianga last weekend.
The annual Repco Beach Hop will be held from Wednesday 27 March to Sunday 31 March and a visit to Whitianga, known as the Repco Whitianga Beach Party, is scheduled for Thursday 28 March.
By Stephan Bosman
On Saturday evening last week, Darren Hartley, the owner of Coastal Signs in Whitianga, became the 20th member of the Whitianga Volunteer Fire Brigade to receive a United Fire Brigades Association of New Zealand Gold Star.
By Jordan Gower
Property market statistics for September 2018 have recently been released and indicate that the Coromandel Peninsula remains a sellers’ market.
Last week the Mercury Bay Boating Club’s youth sailing volunteer coaches and senior youth sailors repaired boats, this week, they sailed them.
The Coromandel’s biggest road cycle race returns at the end of this month, and it’s a timely reminder to watch out for cyclists and share the road over the weeks ahead.
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Whitianga commercial cray fisherman fined over failing to record catch from "stressed" cray fishery
A Whitianga commercial fisherman and his company have been fined more than $8,000 for failing to record almost 500kg of crayfish caught in the under-pressure CRA2 fishery.
The 36-year-old fisherman was convicted and fined $2,250 when he appeared in the Thames District Court last week. His company was fined $6,000.
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