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Cyclone and flooding recovery support announced
Applications for Cyclone Gabrielle recovery grants are now open.
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Local Coromandel Gin Distilling company receives World's Best Classic Gin Award
Founded in late 2019 in the heart of Thames, couple Daniela Suess and Paul Schneider began their journey launching the Coromandel Distilling Company.
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Seaweed could hold key to cleaning up waterways
A nationwide first land-based seaweed trial aiming to clean up our waterways is about to get growing beside the Firth of Thames in the Hauraki Gulf.
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Wintec to deliver new nursing and health programmes in Thames and Ōtorohanga
Wintec will deliver Enrolled Nursing and Certificate of Health and Wellbeing programmes in Thames and Ōtorohanga in 2021.
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Government contributes $8.2M to Kōpū marine servicing and business precinct
Te Waka CEO Michael Bassett-Foss says today’s funding announcement by Infrastructure Minister Shane Jones will allow the Thames-Coromandel district to take advantage of a growing marine servicing industry, creating jobs and significant economic growth for the area.
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Sheepy tipple in Whangamata
It started during a conversation over drinks with friends while living in China.
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Forum a trailblazer for cycle tracks
The future of walking, cycling and mountain biking on the Coromandel is looking bright following the inaugural ‘Coromandel Tracks and Trails Forum’ held on November 20.
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Coromandel food producers, businesses meet for Food Forum
The 2019 Coromandel Food Trail Guide will be launched at the event, where the burgeoning food industry will gather to network, hear from guest speakers and be inspired by opportunities to promote the Coromandel brand around food.
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Read Bros Hardware reigns supreme at Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards
Last year Read Bros celebrated 150 years in business, this year they were named the supreme winner of the Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards.
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It seems the world is about to become one Coromandel company’s oyster
The Coromandel Oyster Company is already thriving in the seaside town where they harvest and sell their produce
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Coromandel’s smoking family
Coromandel’s aquaculture creates local market sales of more than $30million a year and the Coromandel Smoking Company is one of those local businesses thriving in the sector.
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Shellfish brings real mussel (muscle!) to Coromandel economy
Aquaculture is the backbone of Coromandel according to long time mussel farmer and the chair of the Coromandel Marine Farmers Association, Gilbert James.
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