New Thames pool will cost at least $36.5m
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...
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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 country's news snappers, died at his home last week, aged 75. Former colleague Dave Cannan, assisted by several past workmates, compiled this tribute to ...