10:45 am today

Around the motu: John Freer covering the Coromandel Peninsula

From Nine To Noon, 10:45 am today

John says challenges facing local government is no more evident than in Thames with a massive potential infrastructure bill of around $140 million facing the town 5500 ratepayers.

And one of the region’s coastal walks is proving very popular, meanwhile there are signs of progress over getting the Cathedral Cove walking track reopened.

View of the Cathedral Cove from the ocean.

View of the Cathedral Cove from the ocean. Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi