A huge crowd was in attendance at TCDC on October 31. PHOTO: SUPPLIED/TCDC
Māori wards voted in at TCDC
In a unanimous vote today, Thames-Coromandel District Council voted that a Māori ward or wards be established in Thames-Coromandel District in time for the 2025 local elections.Under the Local Electoral…
After a year of peaceful counter-protesting, Laura Hamilton, right, and Sylvia Blood are pleased a Safe Area around Thames Hospital has been created. PHOTO: KELLEY TANTAU
Safe Area a ‘win’ for women’s rights
Two women stood on a street corner adjacent to Thames Hospital almost every fortnight for a year.As they brandished colourful signs, they were brought coffee, and car horns tooted in…