Thames High News Today

Thames Centennial Pool, located on a sacred burial ground will close, and four alternative options have been tabled - the most expensive costing up to $77...

The National Jazz Festival launched in Katikati on Saturday.

Packing up the family and moving, or staying with friends - just to be able to get to school and work. That's the option some Coromandel residents are taking, as the massive State Highway 25A collapse severs a key route in the region. The slip on has taken out more than 100 metres of road. It's seen a return to online learning for some students, and a temporary new home for others. Our reporter Tom Taylor and cameraman Nick Monro have the story.

The late John McCombe: Legendary snapper and a tremendous all-round guy 9 May, 2021 09:21 PM 11 minutes to read John McCombe relaxes at home in Whangamata in 2015. McCombe left Christchurch after the 2011 earthquakes. Photo / NZH John McCombe relaxes at home in Whangamata in 2015. McCombe left Christchurch after the 2011 earthquakes. Photo / NZH Other Former Christchurch Star photographer John McCombe, regarded as an "institution" among this countrys news snappers, died at his home last week, a...