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Pump track riders Blake Bergersen, left, Blake Mackenzie and Maia Ngamane. Photos: DAVIDDA HIKATANGATA

New pump track

Post author:Davidda Hikatangata
Post published:March 28, 2025
Post category:News Sport

An official opening for the new $163,760 Pump and Bike Track around the Pārāwai School field took place recently. Mātua Waati Ngamane of Ngāti Maru was invited to bless the…

Harry Firth, 9, takes a dive into some hands-on learning in Coromandel’s Te Whanganui-o-Hei Marine Reserve. Photo: LORNA DOOGAN

Dipping toes into marine conservation

Post author:Staff Reporter
Post published:March 26, 2025
Post category:News

Wetsuits were dusted off last month for the first Experiencing Marine Reserves (EMR) programme run in the Coromandel in four years. Between Covid, cyclones, a summer of never ending easterlies…

Louise Deane explains the NOW Project to residents at Richmond Villas. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Trial to soldier on with ‘buggy’ waste solution

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:March 26, 2025
Post category:Rural

A $900,000 trial project using insects to process waste is being developed in Thames, and organisers think it may hold solutions for dealing with commercial food waste, agricultural food waste,…

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