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01/09/2026

Congratulations and well done to all the finalists of the 2026 Claymark Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards!

Congratulations to the finalists of the 2026 Claymark Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards! 🎉
After reviewing more than 120 entries across the judged award categories, our judges were impressed by the outstanding calibre, innovation and diversity of businesses and organisations represented this year.
Being named a finalist is a significant achievement and reflects the hard work, dedication and positive contribution these businesses make to our Hauraki and Thames-Coromandel communities.
👏 Congratulations to our 2026 finalists:
• Te Whāriki Manawāhine O Hauraki
• Tairua Pauanui Sports Fishing Club
• The Southpacific Motel and Conference Centre, Whangamata, New Zealand
• Whitianga Community Services Trust
• Get It On
• My Thai
• Coromandel Shelly Beach TOP 10 Holiday Park
• Woof Woof Ranch
• Hahei Explorer Cathedral Cove Boat Tour
• Glass Bottom Boat Whitianga
• Franklin Vets
• Hauraki Māori Trust Board
• Whangamata New World
• Taylor Projects & Solutions
• Bayleys Coromandel
• Future Health And Fitness Club
• Reach 'n' Clean NZ
• Onform PM Limited
• Build Good Architecture
• Driving Creek
• Finest Clothing
• Te Reo Irirangi o Pare Hauraki, Nga Iwi FM - The Voice of Hauraki

🏆 Winners will be announced at the Awards Gala Evening on Thursday 15 October 2026 at the Thames War Memorial Civic Centre. Find out more using the link in the comments below.

23/08/2026

August BA5 - TOMORROW
Tuesday 25th August
5.15 - 6.30pm

Plan Bee are kindly hosting and we look forward to Jason Topp speaking from SMYD Accounting / Advisory

📍Plan Bee - 52A Seddon Street, Waihi - See you there!

17/08/2026

Join us on Tuesday 25th August for our next BA5 at Plan Bee
5.15pm - 6.30pm

We will hear from Jason Topp - founder of SMYD Accounting / Advisory. Jason draws on decades of experience to help business owners make sure it's one worth telling.

Since the birth of SMYD in 2016, Jason has built an award-winning practice on a simple but powerful premise: that the best business decisions start with knowing the life you want to live. It's a philosophy he's tested personally, moving away from city life and climbing the corporate ladder with the likes of Spark NZ and Insurance Australia Group to build something entirely on his own terms, alongside his wife and business partner Leah.
A Chartered Accountant with a BCom from Victoria University of Wellington, Jason brings a rare combination of commercial rigour and genuine entrepreneurial empathy to his work. SMYD Accounting / Advisory now serves clients from Northland to Southland, with a team of ten and a reputation for being anything but a traditional accounting firm.

Beyond the numbers, Jason hosts the podcast Strength in Numbers, runs business coaching and leadership retreats in Fiji, and regularly panels for industry organisations like Chartered Accountants ANZ... all fuelled by an authentic passion for business and the people who build them - the wins, the hard lessons, and everything in between.

We are looking forward to this event, let us know if you can make it! Email [email protected]

29/07/2026

📍Wow, that came round fast! Locals with classic cars note registration opens 1 October for 2027 Beach Hop

29/07/2026

😍Thank you to Waihi Arts Centre & Museum for hosting our Waihi BA5 event last night. And special thanks to the Martha Womens Club for catering.
🌿 Guest speaker Kylie Hawker-Green from Destination Hauraki Coromandel gave a great overview of what they do to attract overseas and local visitors to our area plus statistics to back it up. Look out for the Coromandel Good for Your Soul campaign, check it out on youtube link here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-deppxod0M
👉Save the date for the next BA5 - Tuesday 25 August at Plan Bee

27/07/2026

Final week to enter - go on, we need to celebrate our achievements!

🚨 Final week to enter the Claymark Hauraki Coromandel Business Awards! 🚨
Time is running out! ⏰ Entries and nominations close next Friday 31 July.
✨ Have you achieved something worth celebrating? Share your story and gain recognition for the hard work and dedication behind your success.
🏆 Know a business or individual who deserves recognition? Nominations are also open for:
• People's Choice Award (one for each Thames-Coromandel District & Hauraki District)
• Service to Business Award
Don't leave it until the last minute. Submit your entry or nomination today!
👇 Tag a deserving business or individual in the comments below.
Find out more and enter here: www.tcdc.govt.nz/HCBA

08/07/2026

Have your say on the future of the Hauraki Rail Trail!

The Hauraki Rail Trail is one of the region's most significant recreation and tourism assets. Hauraki District Council, Matamata-Piako District Counciland Thames-Coromandel District Council are working together on a review of the Hauraki Rail Trail and the Trail’s future direction. TRC Tourism has been engaged to undertake this review and survey.

We are seeking feedback from residents, businesses and community members to better understand how the Trail is used, the benefits it provides, opportunities for improvement, and priorities for the future.

We invite you to take part in this short online survey that takes approximately 8 minutes to complete. The survey will be open until Sunday 26th July.

Reponses will be confidential and only used for the purposes of this Trail review.
Link to the survey 👉https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/N9FQDSK

21/06/2026

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