Get Ready: Enter our Community Service Awards and Business Awards
Published on 02 August 2024
Know a local hero? Nominate them for our Community Service Awards
Our Community Service Awards aim to recognise the unsung heroes of our communities.
Throughout our District, there are many people who work quietly away at making our communities better places to live, often with little recognition and no pay.
Their commitment, generosity and dedication are unreserved, and the Thames-Coromandel District Council’s Community Service Awards is a way of giving some well-deserved recognition.
Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards
Entries are open until Friday 16 August for the Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards, which highlight excellence and creativity in the business sector, offer an opportunity for businesses to gain recognition, and the chance to benchmark and gain expert advice on how to prosper.
There are several award categories for businesses to enter, plus there are two awards for public nomination:
People's Choice – for an outstanding business
Service to Business – for an individual who goes above and beyond for our business community.
Make sure you get in and nominate a business you admire.
Full information on the award categories and how to enter and nominate is available here.
Find out from past winners about the benefits they received from entering here.
Rates rebate clinics lend a helping hand
Rates rebate clinics next week in Thames and Tairua-Pāuanui
If you qualify for a rates rebate for the current rating year period (1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025), next week we have some handy rates rebate clinics happening at our service centres in Thames and Tairua-Pāuanui.
Mark these dates in your calendar, and make sure you bring along your summary of income when you attend, as we’ll need this for the application process.
• Thames: 515 Mackay Street. From 5 - 9 August, call us on 07 868 0200 to book an appointment.
• Tairua | Pāuanui: One day only, Thursday 8 August. No appointment is needed.
- Tairua Library – 9:00am – 12:00pm
- Pāuanui Community Meeting Hub – 1:00pm – 4:00pm
If you’re in Whangamatā, Whitianga or Coromandel Town, any time before 30 June 2025, you can visit us for help during office hours at:
• Whangamatā: 620 Port Road
• Whitianga: 10 Monk Street
• Coromandel Town: 355 Kapanga Road
Find out more on our website Request a summary of income
Application forms and process
Additional direct debit frequencies
We have some new options around direct debits.
To make it easier for you to pay your rates throughout the year, we have more options: there are now weekly, two fortnightly options, and monthly payments.
Download the direct debit form from our website:
Photo competition – Spirit of the Coromandel
What does Our Coromandel and its people mean to you? Say it in photos.
Prizes of $100, $50 and $25 Prezzy cards are on offer for the three best photographs submitted of Thames-Coromandel District and its people.
We want photos of people in our district. We want the photos to show Coromandel’s famous spirit:
• people’s resilience, their grit, cheerfulness and self-help spirit
• the idea of ‘community’
• people getting on with life despite some tough years
• people working
• people opening for business
• young people paving the way for their future
• people loving and caring for the area’s beautiful environment.
Photos of 3MB or more in jpg or jpeg format are welcome. Make sure you get the permission of the people featured.
All of the submitted photos will be considered for use in our Council’s communications.
Find out more
Proactive Measures Against Avian Influenza
Avian influenza, also known as bird flu, is an infection that primarily affects birds. New Zealand is preparing for avian influenza by taking steps to prevent its arrival and spread.
The Ministry of Primary Industries is working with a range of services to understand current risk management practices and developing biosecurity plans to make sure New Zealand is well protected.
Avian influenza isn’t a threat to food safety. You can safely eat properly handled and cooked poultry meat, eggs, and milk products because the virus doesn’t survive heat.
Find out more
Whangamatā scheduled power outages
Powerco is planning all-day power outages in Whangamatā on 6 and 16 August. They’re replacing some poles and installing a fibre network so they can monitor and remotely control the electricity network. The Whangamatā BESS (battery energy storage system) will provide back up for the commercial/retail area, and backfeeds will supply portions of Whangamatā, however large portions of town will be out.
Powerco is also planning work in the Whangapoua area (not including Matarangi) that will require outages. If you live, work or visit that area, Powerco is asking that you take their short survey on when the outages take place and how long they last.
For more information on the outages, updates and power outage tips, visit Powerco’s planned outage web page.
Take the survey
Meet one of our adoptable dogs: Scott
Scott is a Staffy X and is about one year old. He's a sweet dog that is looking for his forever home.
Find out more
Get ready to kōrero with Creative Conversations
Hey Tairua and Pāuanui… Creative Coromandel is coming to kōrero with you to learn about your creative mahi and to introduce you to initiatives that can help amplify your creative practice. This is an excellent opportunity to socialise, network and connect with others.
This is not your boring sit-down hui with a pen and paper… but an invitation to a great night out, good kai and forging new connections. Drop them a line at the email below to let them know you’re going.
Date: Wednesday 28 August
Time: 5:30 – 7:30pm
Venue: Tairua Golf Club, 284 Main Road, Tairua
RSVP: info@creativecoromandel@gmail.com
Find out more
Check out Creative Coromandel’s August Pānui
Workshops on reducing waste
Our Council is pleased to announce that we have arranged for waste education sessions with Kate Fenwick (nee Meads) from Waste-Ed with Kate this coming August.
Food Lovers Masterclass – evening sessions $10
• Whangamatā, Tuesday 27 August, 6-8pm; Whangamatā Bowling Club, 500 Rutherford Road
• Whitianga, Wednesday 28 August, 6-8pm; Mercury Bay Bowling Club, 92 Cook Drive
• Thames, Thursday 29 August, 6-8pm; Thames Civic Centre, 200 Mary Street
The Food Lovers Masterclass is a hugely popular seminar on food waste reduction that provides great advice on how to reduce food waste in your household. Topics include: Shopping Smarter, Storing Food Tips and Tricks, Planning Better, Best Before Dates vs Use-By Dates, What can you Freeze? And loads more. After the seminar you will receive a gift to take home to help you with your waste minimisation journey.
Register now
Cloth Nappies, Parenting and more $10– online course + coffee group catch-up $10
The topics cover: Waste-Free Parenting, Feeding & Baby Food, Cloth Nappies 101, Washing Cloth Nappies and more. This course is available online today. Please register your interest. A cloth nappies gift pack will be given to those who enrol. Collect the free gift pack at an informal coffee group catch-up at the dates/times listed below. Kate will also be available at these times to provide more information about the course and answer any questions you might have. Once you’ve registered, we’ll be in touch with the coffee group catch-up venue details.
• Whangamatā, Tuesday 27 August, 10–11am
• Whitianga, Wednesday 28 August, 10–11am
• Thames, Thursday 29 August, 10–11am
Register now
Whitianga Summer Concert – get your tickets
Come and celebrate 15 years of the Summer Concert Tour with Cold Chisel, Icehouse, Bic Runga and Everclear.
There is a limited number of locals' tickets still available from the Whitianga and the Pāuanui Information Centres.
General and VIP tickets can be purchased through the Moshtix Website.
Purchase tickets
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At our Council we ensure work-life balance is not just a dream but a reality. We offer an array of staff benefits including flexible work arrangements, relocation allowance, sick leave on commencement of employment and more.
Our current job vacancies are:
• Communications Officer
• Environmental Health Team Leader
• Contract Manager for Waste & Recycling
• Senior Development Engineer
• Environmental Health Officer
If you're interested in working for us, and there are currently no vacancies that fit your skillset and knowledge, please complete the expression of interest application via the link below.
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