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in Thames/Coromandel and Hauraki
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It helps stimulate the regional economy, creates
and retains valuable jobs, supports families
and strengthens community and culture.
Local Business Maps
(We are working on maps of our other towns)
- What's happening at Hauraki Plains College?
- Thames High School Events and Celebrations
- Mercury Bay Area School
- Paeroa College
- St Francis School Thames
- Moanataiari School
- Karangahake School
- Tapu and Te Mata News
- Creative Coromandel/He Mana Toi Moehau Trust
- Thames/Coromandel Grapevine
- Thames/Coromandel Newsfeed
- Map of Businesses and Groups in Thames CBD
- Map of Businesses and Groups in Paeroa CBD
- Map of Businesses and Groups in Waihi CBD
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The Health Detectives
Available at
Bin Inn Pollen Street Thames and at Earth Angel Magic opposite Linn Motors Paeroa.
Please phone for availability
Paeroa
Main Street Clean Up Day
Sunday April 12th
We have locked in our Main Street Clean-Up!
Over the next couple of weeks, businesses in the clean-up area will be visited by a volunteer with an opt-in / opt-out form. This is simply to confirm who would like to be involved, what kind of support is welcome, and which shopfronts can be included on the day.
The businesses covered will be on the main street from Marshall Street to Victoria Street.
The clean-up itself will focus on simple presentation jobs such as:
• brushing down shopfronts
• clearing cobwebs
• cleaning windows
• general frontage tidy-ups
We’re also looking for volunteers to help on the day and professional exterior cleaning services.
If you’d like to be involved, or can lend a hand, please get in touch with us at [email protected]
𝙀𝙢𝙥𝙤𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝘽𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨. 𝙄𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙧𝙤𝙬𝙩𝙝.
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Thames Volunteer Fire Brigade
Firewood Fundraiser
Power bills up? Wallet screaming? Good news—we’ve got the heat. Thames Fire Brigade selling firewood, Way cheaper than the switch on your wall. We stop houses burning down for free, Now help us out and buy a tree Warm homes, smiling firefighters, And no scary power bill surprises. Firewood that’s hot Prices that aren’t Local legends approved $130 per thrown cubic metre Pick up at Thames Fire Station on Saturday the 11th April 9am - 12pm Bring your trailer Please contact : [email protected] to get yours
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CHANGE OF DATE!!
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CHILDREN IN CARE
now has a
GiveaLittle page
Thames Small Gauge Railway
Summer Sunday Rides
10:00am to 2:00pm
$2 per ride
or $10 for 7 rides
Under 3 years free
401 Brown Street
Thames
'Beyond Gold'
- a new book from Russell Skeet
Now sold out, but another print run may be
considered in early 2026 if pre-orders warrant it.
Express your interest in a copy by emailing:
[email protected]
A decade in the making, Russell Skeet's retelling of the story of John Read, founder of the iconic Read Bros Hardware, melds biography with history and serves as a valuable and fascinating story of the post-colonial development of Thames.
"I hope this story about John Read, a timber merchant, may add to readers' interest in the history of Thames - the business economy based on gold mining, timber, shipping, plus the connections between business and community leaders in the early years of the town. May this story inspire others to take a personal interest in their whakapapa (genealogy) and turangawaewae
(ancestral home)." - Russell Skeet.
THAMES ART GALLERY
3 minutes
North of Thames
on the Coast Road
Thames Poetry Appreciation
10:00am on the
4th Wednesday
of every month at
Thames Library
Find a Local
Business or Service!
(We are working on maps
of our other towns)
Supporting someone with dementia | mate wareware can feel overwhelming at times.
You’re not alone. Our Dementia Helpline offers free and confidential support from our experienced dementia advisors. We can provide trusted advice, information, and support for people living with dementia | mate wareware, their care partners, and their whānau.
Call us on 0800 433 636
Open Monday to Friday,
8:30am – 4:30pm
(Closed weekends and public holidays)
Thames Bridge Club
401 Brown Street
Thames
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St John Youth
Learn first aid, leadership, and life skills alongside your best mates! Our Thames cadets meet each term Monday at 5:30 to learn together, connect, and most importantly, have fun. There are different programmes depending on your child's age.
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Pataka Kai
Help Needed!
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Whatever you want to tell Thames/Coromandel/Hauraki,
we will make this possible with free and low-cost advertising.
Whatever your budget, we will get your message out there.
Thames Maker's Market
Grahamstown Hall
Last Saturday of every month
8:00am to 12:30pm
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Want to learn to sew?
Classes on the 1st Friday of every month at the
Thames Scout Hall
Barrett Road from 6:00pm.
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Worth checking out....
Sovereignty and Soul
at 230 Main Road Tairua
offer women's clothing,
jewellery, homewares
and furniture.
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Worth checking out....
Whiti Farm Park.
Animals, Birds and reptiles
and so much more.
A true Kiwi experience!
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Going for a Driver's Licence?
Thames Community Centre
can help with courses and funding
in exchange for some
community help.
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Thames Toastmasters
Toastmasters is the leading movement devoted to making effective oral communication and leadership a worldwide reality.
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As a CAB volunteer, you will have the chance to make a difference in people’s lives
through your voluntary work.
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New Product for
Seagull Centre
The Seagull Centre is excited to announce the addition of Will & Able to our Thames store!
Will & Able is a New Zealand based company that employs Kiwis with disabilities to create eco-friendly cleaning products.
We will be stocking a range of products;
Laundry Liquid
Toilet Cleaner
Multi-purpose Cleaner
Hand Wash
Refill products - return your container to us for new product.
"We have found Joe to be knowledgeable, efficient and reasonable in his pricing for quality service.
Strongly recommended" - Bevan Brook
Have you had a cleanup and now have no idea what to do with your old electronics?
We can help you by picking them up free of charge if you are in Thames, Ngatea or anywhere in between.
Your old devices will be given to people in need if they are still usable in this modern day and age.
Anything that doesn't meet this standard will be disassembled, separated and disposed of responsibly and securely.
Please enquire by text on
020 4144 6262
Below is a list of items that CANNOT be accepted because repurpose is not likely
or the cost of recycling is too high:
TV's of any type
Computer screens older than 10 years
Printers of any type
Coromandel Independent Living TrustPlease help yourself to the food available in our Pātaka Kai.
You can find our pantry outside of Te Mana Tangata's orange cottage, located at 100 Pound Street. Thank you to Four Square Coromandel for their kind donation of bagged lettuce and their continued support of our foodbank and pātaka kai. Remember; “take what you need, leave what you can!"
Please help yourself to the food available in our Pātaka Kai.
You can find our pantry outside of Te Mana Tangata's orange cottage, located at 100 Pound Street. Thank you to Four Square Coromandel for their kind donation of bagged lettuce and their continued support of our foodbank and pātaka kai.
Free Budgeting Advice
with Thames Budget Service
