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THAMES ART GALLERY

July Exhibition
Mike Tate and Ian Jones

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KNITTING CLASS

Public Office Ngatea
July 10th at 11:00am

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HAURAKI RAIL TRAIL SURVEY

CAN YOU HELP US? ...A whopping 500 trail surveys must be completed each year by our Trail users for us to access essential maintenance funding. Please help us stay on track by completing the Survey - just click the link below. It's quick, confidential and you'll go in the draw to win great prizes

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VALLEY EDUCATION AND TRAINING ENTERPRISES LTD is looking into offering
FREE Horticulture and Farming Systems Level 3 courses in Whitianga!
Whether you're looking to grow your skills or step into a new career, these hands-on programmes are the perfect way to start.
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HOLIDAY PROGRAMME

The Creativity Room

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WHANGAMATA
HALF MARATHON
September 20th

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RAUMOKO
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June 19th to July 19th

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SINGING CLUB
Tararu Art Society

July 14th to end Term 3

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HPC FUNDRAISER
August 22nd from 7:00pm
Ngatea War Memorial Hall

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AVIATOR EXPERIENCE
GOES ITALIAN

Our next chapter begins!

So many people asked us from Day One to open in the evenings
and bring something different to Thames.
We have listened.
From July 17th, we will be adding evening services as an ITALIAN restaurant.
Our philosophy has always been built on simplicity, focusing on good ingredients and decent portion sizes, with the goal of doing Thames proud.
We will be open from 5:00pm
on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays,
and bookings will be essential from the 18th onwards.
Why Italian?
Because Thames has been devoid of an Italian restaurant for
far too long, and I love the food (who doesn't?)
I also spent 21/2 years servicing the
Italian Airmacchi Jet Trainer at 14 Sqn RNZAF.

"Non vedo l'ora di vederti"

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MOANATAIARI SCHOOL
Beats By Bingo
July 26th from 7:00pm

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WOOF WOOF RANCH

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CLOSED UNTIL JULY 16TH

Grahamstown Coffee Shack
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SPONGEBOB ESCAPE ROOM
THAMES LIBRARY

June 30th - July 12th

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THAMES JUNIOR RUGBY
COACHING AND MANAGING

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BINGO AT
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July 18th 6:00pm

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FIRTH OF NGATEA
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August 22nd and 23rd

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CAREERS ROADSHOW

August 11th - 15th

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GRAND OPENING
The Fitness Co-op

July 11th 4:30pm

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NATURE DOODLES
ROCK PAINTING

Thames School of Mines

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VALLEY ROCKERS
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July 22nd to August 19th

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SHANE AND SUZANNE
at Thames Workies
July 27th 3:00 - 6:00pm

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Moanataiari School
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July 26th 7:00pm - 9:00pm

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Shiatsu Retreat
August 15th - 17th

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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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Navigation at Vessel
752 Pollen Street Thames
June 13th to July 9th

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Thames Music and Drama
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September 20th - 27th

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Thames Bridge Club
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Thames/Coromandel and Waikato (Northern)
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The Aviator is an amazing addition
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Flight simulators, great food and coffee!
Open Thurs - Sun!

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Thames Maker's Market
Grahamstown Hall
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Thames Art Gallery
604 Tararu Road
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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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The CHEESE BARN
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Bridge lessons at
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Storytelling Through Art
Thames Community Centre
June 3rd - July 8th

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Ladies Exercise Group
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ECSTATIC DANCE
'Moving what you feel'
TE Puru Community Hall
Every Tuesday
3:30 - 5:00pm

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Sovereignty and Soul
at 230 Main Road Tairua
offer women's clothing,
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Whiti Farm Park.
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Going for a Driver's Licence?
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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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Ladies'
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Every Tuesday 10:00am

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Need Tarsealing or Asphalting?
Coastal Asphalts is a
local company specialising
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Call Colin on 027 266 1133

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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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Andrew Jones Towing
027 486 8235

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Thames Workies

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Creative Workshops
at Flowers on Pollen
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Club Night is
Tuesday at 6:00pm
Penny Farthing
(opposite Orizen Tyres)

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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.

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The Health Detectives

Available at Thames Treasures Indoor Market 621 Pollen Street Thames and at Earth Angel Magic opposite Linn Motors Paeroa. Please phone for availability

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Important information from FENZ

This is what can happen when lithium-ion batteries aren’t used safely
Earlier this month, a crew from Mount Maunganui was called to a car fire. The crew found the cause of this fire was an iPad left in the parked car and exposed to direct sunlight. The iPad was sitting on a blanket, which caught alight when the battery exploded, starting a fire inside the car. When lithium-ion battery powered devices are exposed to sunlight, they heat up and can cause fires like this one. Never leave your devices or batteries in direct sunlight, or where they can be exposed to heat or moisture.
Thankfully nobody was hurt in this fire, however we have attended calls where that hasn’t been the case. Please use your devices safely

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Coromandel Independent Living Trust
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.
Remember; “take what you need, leave what you can!"

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 All our donor centres are open, as well as multiple blood drives being available. The demand for blood and plasma hasn’t gone anywhere, so if you can, we’d love to see you donating at one of our donor centres or blood drives. Become a lifesaver in 2025.

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Have you had a Spring 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

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By law, appliances that contain refrigerants—like fridges, freezers, and air conditioners—need to be degassed properly before disposal.
DIY is a no-go - avoid any 'Gas-Tastrophes'. Refrigerants must be safely removed by certified contractors. Why? Because releasing just 1 kilo of heat-pump refrigerant is like burning 1000L of petrol
Bring your appliances to our Paeroa or Waihī Refuse Transfer Stations for safe degassing - for $12 per unit.

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What we respect:
Dignity, Wellbeing, and Equity.
200 Mary Street Thames

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In 2025, Thames Swimming School faces new challenges as we are no longer fully funded by Council.
We are reaching out to our community for support.
If any businesses or local individuals would like to be part of our Club's story and contribute coaching, equipment or other needs, we would love to connect with you.
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Check it's alright before you light.
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Thames Tittle Tattle
by Meghan Hawkes

First Year on the Thames Goldfields
Various Snippets
The Streets were not paved with Gold

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Age Concern Hauraki
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Nau mai,
welcome to Thames Budget Service.
We help people in
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Robin's Room is our classroom space available for the community to hire.
If you have been looking for a space to hold a hui or a workshop,
get in touch today.
Priority will be given to events that meet the Seagull Centre's values.

GALLERY HOURS

Tairua (next to Manaia Cafe)

OPEN Friday to Monday 10am to 3pm

May be open other days - phone 021 888 420

Whangamata (next to Chill Cafe)

OPEN 7 DAYS 10am to 3pm

Private Viewings Available

phone Faye on 021 888 420

NEWS: WHANAU/FAMILIES OF THAMES Project.
Help us to collect, remember pre-1920's families and connect their descendants.
We have many visitors keen to learn more about their whakapapa and their family's time at Thames.
We are collecting information! How can you help?
Collect a Whanau/Families pre-1920's Form,
complete it and return it to the
Thames Museum Te Whare Taonga o te Kauaeranga
Forms available at https://www.facebook.com/Thamesmuseumnz

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Going for a Driver's Licence?
Thames Community Centre
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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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Soft plastics are anything your food is wrapped in, such as chip packets, bread bags and chocolate wrappers.
All soft plastics need to be clean and dry.
They are then sent to various places in New Zealand,
but mainly to Future Post in Waiuku
to be made into fence posts.

Volunteer
with St John

We simply couldn't deliver our life-changing health and community services
without the support of our incredible volunteers.
We first started as a voluntary organisation, and still today 70% of our
workforce are volunteers.
So we mean it when we say they are the lifeblood of our organisation.
They're a mighty team of 8,000 amazing people doing important work in all sorts of different roles, from driving health shuttles to teaching first aid,
helping in our retail stores and visiting people in care homes.
We couldn't do the work without them, and we are always keen to see that our volunteers enjoy the benefits of their involvement too.

Tech help at
Thames Community Centre

Need Tech help?
Get that new phone, laptop or tablet sorted, group all those photos and folders where they need to be, organise emails, Facebook, websites and social media, all at no cost, thanks to the generosity of our funders. We're operating individual digital technology tuition and problem solving by appointment with Brennan Dollard our IT guy and super volunteer. In action below working with a couple of satisfied tech users.
Free to you but any Koha gratefully received.
Here’s what others had to say about this service
“Brennan was really helpful; he made me feel safe and explained things in a way I could understand. He made the learning easy and I felt we solved the problem together. I highly recommend this wonderful service.
Brennan has a great sense of humour and he is really professional in his approach – absolutely fabulous and I highly recommend. Thanks TCC”
Please get in touch with the centre if you’d like to book a session. 027 8689797 [email protected]

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The Treasury Research Centre
and Archive Catalogue is now online!

Dive into History with us!
Our Treasury Research Centre and Archive
Catalogue is now LIVE online.
About 40% of our archive collection has been catalogued,
and some of that digitised.
Now you can explore it yourself!

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