Jim Birchill is the former Editor of the Hauraki-Coromandel Post.
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'Go f*** yourself': Mayor's salty email reply
Fiery language was in response to increased aggression directed at council staff.
Broken water main forces Thames total water ban
Thames and Thames Valley are under level 5 watering bans after two incidents.
Jo's hidden food forest flourishing in Coromandel subdivision
'I have always strived to be as self-sustaining as possible.'
Axe to fall on reserve's poisoned pines
Work is to begin on cleaning up after a mysterious spate of tree poisoning.
What these Coromandel kids found that's worth thousands
The children’s father was surprised to find the huge lump sitting on the kitchen bench.
Coromandel's SH25A to open before Christmas - three months early
The reopening of the road brings a welcome economic boost to the Coromandel Peninsula.
Kale voted most hated in inaugural favourite vege election
Kiwis’ favourite and most despised vegetables have been announced
Big game comes to Whangamatā
Unbeaten sides in the Bunnings Heartland Championship are set to lock horns in Whangamatā.
‘Devastating blow to our community': MP wants SH25a reopened by Christmas
Coromandel faces yet another disrupted summer, says MP.
SH25A re-opening in late March as rebuild starts
Physical works under way for the construction of a bridge reconnecting State Highway 25.
Support avaliable for flood-affected farmers
agriculture industry has been severely impacted by the series of recent weather events
Eleven homes evacuated in Coromandel debris dam
Mayor Len Salt says he’s 'confident the [central] Government will step in to help'.
Vital road washed away in deluge
Aftermath of weather-related events hitting the country this summer.
Ex-cyclone delivers biblical drenching
The Coromandel was in the firing line for the season’s first tropical cyclone.
Deerstalkers veteran's contribution recognised
Thames Valley Deerstalkers honours Maureen Coleman
Graduate vet recipient of career-boosting scheme
Waikato-based veterinary graduate Melissa Veltman will receive $55,000 over five years.