The Coromandel Peninsula is full of diversity; one of the reasons is because it has over 50 settlements, each with its own distinct personality, history and lifestyle.
District Wards
To effectively represent the ratepayers on the Coromandel Peninsula the district is divided into electorates called Wards. Each Ward has its own Community Board and District Councillors to represent them at Council. The Wards across the district include:
- Thames
- Coromandel/Colville
- Mercury Bay (service centre based in Whitianga)
- Tairua/Pauanui
- Whangamata.
Mercury Bay Ward
The Mercury Bay Ward covers the following key settlements:
The Mercury Bay Ward covers the following key settlements:
- Matarangi
- Whangapoua
- Otama and Opito
- Kuaotunu
- Wharekaho
- Whitianga
- Cooks Beach
- Hahei
- Hotwater Beach
- Whenuakite
- Coroglen
Thames Coromandel District Council Services
The TCDC provides many services that are important to life on the Coromandel Peninsula for both visitors and residents. Services include the delivery of effective wastewater, water, stormwater, roading and rubbish services, as well as providing other services including:
The TCDC provides many services that are important to life on the Coromandel Peninsula for both visitors and residents. Services include the delivery of effective wastewater, water, stormwater, roading and rubbish services, as well as providing other services including:
- Airfields
- Boat ramps and wharfs
- Community Halls
- Libraries
- Parks, Playgrounds, Reserves and Sports Fields
- Roads
- Rubbish and recycling
- Water services
