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![Whangamatā Half Marathon competitors 'pay it forward' to ease cost on others](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Whangamatā Half Marathon competitors 'pay it forward' to ease cost on others
Paying it forward helps people compete if they can't afford the entry fee.
![Speeding council staffers told to curb their driving behaviour](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Speeding council staffers told to curb their driving behaviour
Council staff are speeding less but facing more 'personal confrontations'.
![Māori women at risk of abuse caused by poor housing and poverty](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Māori women at risk of abuse caused by poor housing and poverty
A new report links sexual and family violence to poor housing and poverty.
![Thank you for the music: How concert group came together](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Thank you for the music: How concert group came together
A not-for profit incorporated society is bringing live music to Thames.
![Couple ready to move on but not retire](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Couple ready to move on but not retire
Clive and Sue Roberts are moving on after decades in a Whangamatā business.
![Why some Waikato election boundaries are changing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Why some Waikato election boundaries are changing
Approximately 2400 Thames-Coromandel voters would move into Waihou constituency.
![Roading package delivers $21m for Coromandel highways](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Roading package delivers $21m for Coromandel highways
Roads across the region are still feeling the effects of storm damage.
![Boatie says new boat ramp fees in Thames are 'a rip off'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Boatie says new boat ramp fees in Thames are 'a rip off'
A boatie says new ramp fees are a "rip off" but council stands by its user-pays approach.
![Why teen service station robber got a 65% discount at sentencing](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Why teen service station robber got a 65% discount at sentencing
Anaru Rueben was involved in a $14,000 aggravated robbery of a Gull station.
![Council counts costs of proposed aquatic facility](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Council counts costs of proposed aquatic facility
External funding likely to be 'minimal' in current 'funding landscape'.
![Waikato Lotto winners pocket $19k each](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Waikato Lotto winners pocket $19k each
The $17 million Lotto Powerball jackpot has gone unstruck.
![Museum gearing up to celebrate half a century](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Museum gearing up to celebrate half a century
Thames Museum Te Whare Taonga o te Kauaeranga is gearing up to blow out 50 candles.
![Regional fuel disparities have residents alleging ‘plain theft’ by gas stations](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Regional fuel disparities have residents alleging ‘plain theft’ by gas stations
Fuel in this town costs between 20-30 cents a litre more than nearby areas.
![Public funded commercial wharf is off limits to the public](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Public funded commercial wharf is off limits to the public
A new $15 million wharf and floating pontoon in Thames is off limits to the public.
![Small music group brings big sounds to Coromandel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Small music group brings big sounds to Coromandel
Kauaeranga Music is organising concerts in remote local community.
![Judge questions lack of alcohol education services for young drink-driver](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Judge questions lack of alcohol education services for young drink-driver
Tavita Anderson Mckinney, 19, was on a learner's licence.
![Teachers go outdoors for enlightenment](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Teachers go outdoors for enlightenment
DoC and Waikato Regional Council staff develop programme for teachers.
![Man narrowly avoids jail for burgling his rugby club](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Man narrowly avoids jail for burgling his rugby club
A man convicted and sentenced for burgling his rugby club has narrowly avoided jail.
![Stop bank starting point for Thames seawall](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Stop bank starting point for Thames seawall
Scheme aims to protect the town from flooding and rising sea levels.
![Long term plans a 'huge burden' says councillor](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Long term plans a 'huge burden' says councillor
The three-yearly long term-plan process has been described as 'crazy'.
![Councillors say 'no' to more transparency](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=810)
Councillors say 'no' to more transparency
Councillors have said 'no' to changing the way they conduct workshops.