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Maori ward councillors Rereahu Collier, Michael Barlow, and Des Tyler. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

‘Tough result’ as Māori wards voted out

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:October 29, 2025
Post category:News

Māori wards have been scrapped from future Hauraki and Thames-Coromandel district councils, but for the next three years, kotahitanga “remains the way forward”.At the October local body elections, 3291 people…

A former editor, a ‘local news’ broadcaster, a financial backer of a community newspaper, and the owner of a popular radio station will all be seated around the Thames-Coromandel council table for the next three years - one of them as Deputy Mayor. FILE PHOTO

From bylines to bylaws: Media minds among TCDC’s new mix

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:October 28, 2025
Post category:News

Broadcasters, former journos, and media backers now make up one-third of the new Thames-Coromandel council - one of them as Deputy Mayor. It’s a crossover that could reshape how the…

The mural will replace an ageing artwork on the Corbett Street-side of E Ronnie’s Cafe. PHOTO: ALICE PARMINTER

New mural paints a bigger picture for Paeroa

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:October 23, 2025
Post category:News

Paeroa could soon be even more ‘world famous’. This time, for its walls.Spearheaded by the Paeroa Business Association and largely funded by the Hauraki District Council’s Public Art Fund, a…

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