A major step forward has been reached for construction waste recovery in the Thames-Coromandel, with Wāhi Tukurua and the Ministry for the Environment signing a refreshed Memorandum of Understanding to support a new Building and Construction Resource Recovery Facility in Whitianga on the Coromandel Peninsula.

Image credit: Wāhi Tukurua - Mercury Bay Resource Recovery Trust.

As Matariki rises in the winter sky, communities across Aotearoa are invited to pause, reflect and look ahead. It is a time to remember those who have passed, give thanks for what we have, reconnect with whānau and community, and think carefully about the future we are helping to create. Here in Mercury Bay, that reflection can also be seen in the everyday choices we make around waste, reuse and consumption. Read more in this article provided by the Wahi Tukurua - Mercury Bay Resource Recovery Centre team. 

This article shares project updates for the Tairua Pepe Stream Bridge replacement project provided by the New Zealand Transport Agency Waka Kotahi. This significant roading project will replace the Pepe Bridge Stream one lane bridge with a two lane bridge to update the roading network infrastructure and to provide better access in and around Tairua and the wider Coromandel Peninsula. 

(Image Credit: NZTA Waka Kotahi. Pepe Bridge Project, Tairua, Coromandel Peninsula ).

Entries and nominations are now open for 2026 Claymark Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards  and individuals, businesses and community groups are now invited to put forward nominations and entries for the Awards.