The annual Mercury Bay Area School senior prize-giving, held on Wednesday last week, was once again a celebration of all the opportunities students at the school enjoy.
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Former Whitianga Police officer, Constable Nick Preston, now based in Te Aroha, has been instrumental in the Whitianga and Te Aroha Lodges of the Freemasons donating a defibrillator to the Te Aroha Police.
The swarm of Coromandel residents who decamp to their local big backyard at Puketui Valley may need to plan ahead this summer with bookings for sites at the Broken Hills campground moving online for the first time.
A passion for people is what brought Shana Allan back into the library service after a 20-year absence.
The disappearance of “Robinson Crusoe” in mid-1890 did not set off any alarm bells at Mercury Bay. For the past year or so, the 65-year-old had kept to himself as he tirelessly searched for gum in the area. He preferred to be alone, hence the nickname, and thus the lack of concern when he dropped from view.
With warmer water closer to shore and 18°C at the Aldermen Islands, fishing is improving with large schools of kahawai and trevally on the surface behind Slipper Island in the vicinity of South Reef. Crayfish are also about in good numbers.
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An emotional build-up turned to triumph for former Mercury Bay Area School student, Eloise Blackwell, on Friday last week as she captained the New Zealand Black Ferns to victory in their first game of the year.
Residents and holidaymakers enjoying all that the beautiful Coromandel Peninsula has to offer can rest easier knowing the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT) will have a rescue helicopter and crew based at the rescue helicopter hangar in Whitianga during the upcoming summer holidays.
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