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Paul Deacon: Our Cover Artist..............................4-5

HMS

Buffalo

‘Homecoming Week’..................... 8-12

Stargazers: The Winter Skies..................................13

The Mystique of the Kauri.................................16-20

The Making of Thames...................................... 21-27

Thames Historical Churches and Playground. 28-31

The Treasury Recognised.................................32-34

Choosin’ your Cruisin’............................................ 35

A Toast to Coromandel Couples.......................36-38

Wineword / Hospitality Scene...........................39-40

Coromandel Calendar.......................................44-45

The Coromandel Showcased Worldwide.........46-48

Community Spotlight.........................................49-51

Cheers to our Advertisers ..................................... 52

Destination Coromandel...................................54-55

Publishers

Tovi and Greg Daly

Executive Editor/Managing Editor

Tovi Daly Carol Wright

Design & Layout

Carol Wright Ange Gregory Tovi Daly

Contributing Writers/Editors

Carol Wright Tovi Daly Kate Palmano

Sandra Scott Geraldine Dunwoodie Russell Skeets

Monett Johnston Alastair Brickell Gary Barker

Advertiser Liason

Tovi Daly

Calendar Coordinator

Sandra Scott

Contributing Artists/Photographers

Paul Deacon Alan Duff Jane Crisp Peter Latham

Charlotte Giblin Ross Davies Ian Patrick Tovi & Greg Daly

Printing & Pre-press

Crucial Colour, Penrose Auckland

Distribution, Volunteer & Misc Support

Gavin Hedwig Althea Barker Tracey Salkeld Ben Grubb

Ron Morgan/Mercury Bay Museum Karen Vowles

...

and the many others helping us

spread the community spirit – Thanks!

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What’s Inside

WINTER 2015

COROMANDEL

life

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Whitianga, Mercury Bay,

the Coromandel Peninsula

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brief drive to town, Pacific Estate is a

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Looking to the light of Winter

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ALL

issues online at

www.coromandellife.co.nz

or send the link to families & friends to read.

All the stories and content of the printed version are

viewable online in a familiar “page turning” style.

It’s always sad to say goodbye to those

long summer days, but in saying that,

I am reminded of some really special

things that we can look forward to as we

approach the shortest day of the year.

Cosy fires and the lovely smell of manuka.

A much slower pace. Crisp starry nights.

Walks on deserted beaches. Uncrowded

golf courses. Cafes with open fires or wood

stoves where one can hunker down with a

cuppa and a good book. Plenty of parking

spots. Community events that might draw

a small crowd, but a warm one. This is

when we “get our peninsula back” some

would say.

And the list of ‘what’s on’ for winter just

keeps growing with lots of fun things

to do – Illume in Coromandel Town, the

Whitianga Scallop Festival, and more.

Whitianga is valiantly staging the HMS

Buffalo

Homecoming Week with dozens

of activities including a Polar Bear Plunge.

(Think I’ll watch that one from shore.)

We are fortunate here on the Coromandel

as our Winters are quite mild. No snow and

rarely a freeze. Some bright sunny days

can almost feel like Summer... till the air

cools as the sun starts to set.

I’m actually looking forward to slowing the

pace – doing a bit of hibernating, reflecting,

re-grouping and a lot of cuddling with our

cat (oh, and Greg, too).

TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.

There’s

always mixed views on the Coromandel

getting too much exposure. Most

everyone wants to increase their business

while not losing why we love living here.

This became clear when we wrote about

The Ultimate Waterman

and the exposure

the video would bring to NZ and the

Coromandel (up to 4 million viewers).

Quiet, secluded Otama Beach had a

starring role... suddenly having awesome

curl barrel waves, thanks to Cyclone Pam.

The first such day since 1997.

And Luke Reilly’s sudden fame when

his Orca whale encounter went viral. 20

million views! Now the little village of

Kuaotunu and his Luke’s Kitchen is on

everyone’s must see list. Great? Well, wait

a minute... we do like our privacy!

During the history research and fact

checking for this issue, we met some

great knowledgeable folks that ended

up being godsends – Russell Skeets,

Ben Grubb, Althea Barker, Geraldine

Dunwoodie to name a few. We very

much look forward to working with these

‘history buffs’ in the future.

We’ve already started on our next issue

which will be jammed packed with more

history, more things to see and do, more

character profiles and more about LIFE

on the Coromandel.

See you in the spring!

Greg and Tovi Daly

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COROMANDEL LIFE 2015 WINTER

It’s YOUR Coromandel Life!

This is to be a group project we can all be proud of – for the region, from the region.

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Tell us your ideas.

Contact us at (07) 864 9908 or by email at

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