Articles by Jim Birchall
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National
Vandals destroy prized elephant outside Thames restaurant
Wednesday, 17 January 2024, 2:29PMA Thames restaurant’s showpiece elephant is in pieces after being destroyed on Tuesday night, with the restaurant’s owner...
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National
Cathedral Cove alternatives provide coastal Coromandel experience
Tuesday, 9 January 2024, 4:13PMThe Department of Conservation, working with mana whenua Ngāti Hei and other stakeholders, has created new walking experiences...
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National
Missing man's dog found 2 months after disappearance
Wednesday, 3 January 2024, 9:39AMThe mystery of what happened to a Waihi man and his dog missing for over nine weeks in the Wentworth Valley Falls area near...
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National
Where is it safe to swim in the Coromandel this summer? What water quality tells us
Thursday, 28 December 2023, 1:27PMAs tourists descend on the Waikato and Coromandel regions over the summer period, the agencies tasked with keeping an eye...
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National
TCDC thanks all involved in SH25A Kōpū-Hikuai bridge construction
Sunday, 17 December 2023, 3:58PMThames-Coromandel District Council (TCDC) showed its gratitude to the army of people involved directly or indirectly with...
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National
Coromandel’s Tapu-Coroglen road on track to reopen this week
Monday, 4 December 2023, 9:49AMThe contractor responsible for repairs to three sites on the vital Coromandel trans-peninsula route Tapu-Coroglen Rd says...
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National
Children unearth lump of kauri gum worth thousands of dollars
Wednesday, 15 November 2023, 11:35AMTwo Coromandel children made the “find of a young lifetime” in the Coromandel when they brought home a lump of kauri gum...
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Upper North Island
Coromandel's SH25A to open before Christmas - three months early
Monday, 13 November 2023, 1:28PMState Highway 25A between Kōpū and Hikuai will reopen to traffic in time for Christmas - a full three months earlier than...
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National
Adopted 'sweet little dog' seriously injured
Monday, 9 October 2023, 2:04PMA “beautiful sweet little dog” sent for rehoming by its Waihī owner turned up at a vet with serious injuries just over a...
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Crime
Looking for Heidi: Podcast host and team comb forest for tourist's remains
Wednesday, 20 September 2023, 1:29PMA podcast host, an experienced search and rescue operator, a former police forensic expert and a group of volunteers have...
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Crime
Teens charged with burglaries to reappear in court
Monday, 12 June 2023, 2:41PMThree teens have appeared in court in relation to an alleged crime spree that police say started with a ram raid in Thames...
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National
What's happening to Paeroa's famous L&P bottle?
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 11:45AMPaeroa’s ‘world famous in New Zealand’ L&P bottle has been whitewashed in anticipation of a resplendent new look - freshening...
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Politics
Luxon and Nats hear Coromandel's concerns
Monday, 17 April 2023, 4:20PMWith speaking engagements intensifying in the run-up to October’s general election, National Party leader Christopher Luxon,...
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Travel
Coromandel attracting international tourists again
Monday, 17 April 2023, 2:35PMDespite a mostly inclement summer closing main arterial routes and adding to the struggles of local businesses that rely...
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National
Coromandel highway: Minister casts doubt on December reopening
Monday, 3 April 2023, 1:31PMThe precarious state of Coromandel’s roads and the effects on key industries like tourism were hot topics as local business...
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National
Weather upsetting for Coromandel families
Monday, 6 March 2023, 3:35PMReports of children and their parents experiencing heightened anxiety around access to school, brought on by this summer’s...
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National
Waka Kotahi targets SH2 slip and re-sealing works
Thursday, 23 February 2023, 2:53PMWeather events, as well as resources and material supply shortages, have made for a challenging start to the year on the...
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National
Busy December for rescue helicopter crews
Monday, 23 January 2023, 2:01PMThe Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter had a busy month in December, carrying out 58 lifesaving missions throughout the month. This...
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National
Waihi tennis junior clinic a success
Wednesday, 19 October 2022, 1:54PMWaihi Tennis Club welcomed a raft of juniors (and some of the not-so-young), to a tennis clinic facilitated by Dutch Club...
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World
Kim Jong Un believed to be in 'grave danger' after surgery - reports
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 2:34PMThe US is monitoring intelligence that North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un, is in grave danger after a surgery, according to...