Latest from Thames

Boatie says new boat ramp fees in Thames are 'a rip off'

A boatie says new ramp fees are a "rip off" but council stands by its user-pays approach.

Why teen service station robber got a 65% discount at sentencing

Anaru Rueben was involved in a $14,000 aggravated robbery of a Gull station.

Town to get one of its one-lane bridges replaced – but the other will have to wait

It will cost up to $125 million to replace all the bridges but bottlenecks will continue.

'They have nowhere to go': Fears for rough sleepers in Thames

'They are wet, they are cold, and they have got nowhere to go.'

Council counts costs of proposed aquatic facility

External funding likely to be 'minimal' in current 'funding landscape'.

Waikato Lotto winners pocket $19k each

The $17 million Lotto Powerball jackpot has gone unstruck.

Museum gearing up to celebrate half a century

Thames Museum Te Whare Taonga o te Kauaeranga is gearing up to blow out 50 candles.

Regional fuel disparities have residents alleging ‘plain theft’ by gas stations

Fuel in this town costs between 20-30 cents a litre more than nearby areas.

Public funded commercial wharf is off limits to the public

A new $15 million wharf and floating pontoon in Thames is off limits to the public.

Coromandel links with Hauraki Gulf boosted by new marine precinct

The wharf development will help grow the local marine farming industry.

Homelessness on the rise in Thames

The number of people sleeping rough in the town has residents concerned.

Man slashed young girl's throat in 'savage, unprovoked' attempted murder

He woke her up at 3am before trying to kill her with a fish-filleting knife.

Partial access restored on Thames Coast Highway

One lane of SH25 north of Thames has reopened.

Multiple fallen trees and slips closes SH25 north of Thames

The road is closed on the western side of the Coromandel Pemninsula.

Waikato club rugby: Premier teams split for round two

Hamilton Marist are to host neighbours and 2024 Premiership dark horses University.

Seawall to protect $1billion worth of assets in Thames

Work on design concepts for the protection of Thames is under way.

Thames' latest attraction opens

Park officially opens following Covid, weather and economic disruptions.

'We want Tino Rangatiratanga over our lives': Waikato joins nationwide protest

Hundreds gathered in Hamilton at 7.15am.