DOC announcement on Cathedral Cove expected next week

Cathedral Cove is one of Aotearoa New Zealand’s iconic attractions and undoubtedly the leading attraction for Hauraki Coromandel. It is a key reason many people visit, and in fact, many are still arriving to visit, unaware that access is closed

DOC recently provided this update in advance of an announcement next week:

• We know there is a lot of interest in Cathedral Cove, the iconic Coromandel location damaged by Cyclone Gabrielle in February
• We’ve consistently asked the public to keep away from the cove, as there is a health and safety risk caused by ongoing erosion and rockfall. Our main track at the site has also been impassable, and washed or fallen away completely in parts.
• Our staff have received a final geotechnical report on Cathedral Cove from independent specialists.
• We are now assessing that report and determining how it will inform future decisions around management of Cathedral Cove and the wider coastal Hahei area we’re responsible for.
• Decisions about Cathedral Cove and bays and assets around Hahei require DOC to manage a number of complex overlapping issues – we’re working through those at the moment .
• We’re acutely aware of the importance of the area to the local community, tourism and visitor businesses, and mana whenua.
• We expect to be able to make an announcement during the week of 14 August, and want to be able to answer all questions by sharing as much information as possible. 

Check your readiness for website launch

We are getting close to the launch of our new site, so now is a good time to check your listings on www.newzealand.com, as our new site will pull listings and now deals through an API. So please load any spring deals while you are there - then you will have the might of both sites working to promote your business. https://register.newzealand.com/

If you don't check and verify your listing on newzealand.com annually, your listing will expire, which also means it will be removed from our new site, unless you contact us and we load it manually. The good news is that if you re-activate your TNZ listing it will pop back up live on our site too.

It is also a good time to check your listing on www.thecoromandel.com, ready for the switch. We have our biggest ever summer campaign coming up, and our collective power will be the only way to counteract some of the reputational damage our region has suffered this year (over weather and roads, not us!). So it's more important than ever that you participate in this activity, and all campaign promos will link, as usual, to pages and listings on the new www.thecoromandel.com.

Please get in touch with Megan if you have any queries.

Nga mihi
Destination Hauraki Coromandel