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Puka Park appointment
Tim Browne has been appointed as General Manager at the Grand Mercure Puka Park Resort, on the Coromandel Peninsula, effective immediately. Mr Browne has been operational at a management level in five star hotels, fine dining restaurants, and wine bars, over the past 20 years, both in Australia and overseas. Owned and managed by Accor Vacation Club, the unique Resort property features 42 chalets set in 24 acres of native forest on the side of Mt Pauanui. It features a heated swimming pool, jacuzzi, gym, sauna, tennis court, bicycles, petanque pitch, archery range and the new Ataahua Natural Beauty Spa. The Resort also boasts the 84-seat Miha restaurant and adjoining Ti Kuoka Bar & Lounge.
Read the full postHolidaymakers favour Coromandel hot spot
Whangamata remains the top spot for Kiwi holidaymakers over summer, according to new figures. For the fourth year in a row, coastal North Island destination Whangamata has topped the list of accommodation bookings made through the website Bookabach.
Read the full postLast delays at Kopu Bridge this weekend
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Motorists travelling over the single-lane Kopu Bridge this Saturday can expect traffic delays - but they are likely to be the last at this traffic bottleneck.
Read the full postKopu Bridge wait a thing of the past
Built in 1927 and as much as an icon as it is a pain for travellers, The Coromandel’s one lane Kopu Bridge is about to be a thing of the past. A new two lane bridge will open before Christmas and there’s to be a public walk over on 10DEC.
Read the full post2012 Whitianga Scallop Festival dates
The dates for the 2012 Whitianga Scallop Festival have just been set and the organisers can confirm a shucking good time will be had on 15SEP12.
Read the full postNew bus shuttle service for Coromandel Ferry
360 Discovery Ltd has begun operating a new bus shuttle service at Coromandel, connecting with its ferry service from and to Auckland via Waiheke and Rotoroa islands. The new bus service will connect with the ferry at Hannaford’s Wharf, 10km from Coromandel Town, and transport customers to the centre of the township at no additional cost as part of the ferry service.
Read the full postTarakihi spots fishing well
A month of much improved weather hasn’t meant great fishing, but it is slowly improving. Snapper have been showing on the sounder in great numbers all over the place, but getting them to bite is another story altogether. Change-of-light fishing over the foul is still producing reasonable-sized fish if you persist and have a huge amount of berley. Bite times have been notoriously short.
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