Whangamatā teen riot: $6000 of stock stolen, Blackies Cafe roof damaged 31 Dec, 2020 08:30 PM 5 minutes to read Police at Blackies Cafe after youths climbed on the roof and started throwing bottles. Photo / Jane Phare Police at Blackies Cafe after youths climbed on the roof and started throwing bottles. Photo / Jane Phare Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask The Thames Coromandel mayor has come out swinging at a group of unruly teens who ran rampant in Whangamatā last night, rioting and causing carnage in the streets. Twenty two people were arrested across Whangamatā as a result of the incident and other "hotspots" of disorder in the Coromandel town.