Visitor Industry Zoom Update

We are looking forward to catching up with you at 10am on Friday 10 March for an update on activity from:

Hadley Dryden  - Destination Hauraki Coromandel
Len Salt  - Mayor, Thames-Coromandel District
Lynda Keene  - CE, Tourism Export Council
David Speirs and Cara Lauder - NZTA Waka Kotahi

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85474536588

(Please pass on the invitation to other Hauraki Coromandel visitor-related businesses).

Business Recovery Grants

Thames-Coromandel District Council is now ready to receive applications for Business Recovery Grants for businesses that have experienced significant and sustained disruption because of Cyclone Hale and Cyclone Gabrielle.  

Central government is funding $25 million in recovery support to businesses in seven North Island regions.  “Our district is administering $1.42m of this fund, which will enable us to further support local business operators who have been suffering in the wake of these storms,” says our Mayor Len Salt.

Eligible businesses must be in the Waikato region, and be facing significant and sustained cashflow issues due to continued challenges with customer access, ability to source stock, supply chain issues, inability to operate as usual due to the physical damage to equipment or premises, or delays in insurance assessment and repairs. 

For information and to apply:        Cyclone-Gabrielle-Business-Recovery-Grant

Marketing Support

As you will know DHC has released Welcome to our World, unplanned marketing activity that we pulled together in the wake of recent weather to instill confidence in travellers that The Coromandel is open and we are ready to welcome them.

The first phase is primarily for awareness and understanding of the "open" message, and the next phase building towards Easter and Anzac holidays will be more targeted to drive travel.  With the additional support of Tourism New Zealand, we will be able to feature businesses offering packages.  Just a reminder, this doesn't mean a deep discount, but a package is a well-recognised "hook" to attract the attention of those thinking about/planning a break.

List a package: www.thecoromandel.com/list

To participate in Tourism New Zealand campaigns add your package to your listing on the Tourism Business Database.

Cooking up a Storm

We'd like to give a big thumbs up to local businesses The French Fig in Whitianga and The Public Office in Ngatea for their participation in this nationwide event on Monday evening, 20 March. Make a booking to get behind these teams, who will host guests for a 2-course meal with proceeds going to the disaster relief fund and also to our hospitality whanau who have been impacted.     https://www.dinefind.co.nz/cooking-up-a-storm

Updated DOC Track & Campground status

This update is for Coromandel only, not including Hauraki or Bay of Plenty DOC areas.  Waiaua Kauri Grove and Whitianga Rock tracks now open.

Tracks

Open
Whitianga Rock
Waiau Kauri Grove
Te Pare Pa                          
Rings Beach loop             
Tokatea                               
Taumatawahine               
Kauri Block Walk              

Closed (and predicted reopening timeline)
Cathedral Cove - Unknown        
Hahei Beach Walk - Unknown
Coastal Walkway - Unknown         
Muriwai Track - Two weeks
Stony Bay MTB Track - Unknown
Fantail Bay - Unknown
Waikawau Beach Access - Two weeks
Tsunami Walk  - Two weeks
Matamataharakeke - Unknown
Matarangi  - One week
Optio - One week
Waitaia Loop Track - Unknown
Opera Point - Unknown
Kaipawa - Three weeks
Waiau Falls - One week
Papa Aroha Track - Unknown

Campgrounds

Closed
Waikawau Bay  - Unknown
Stony Bay - Unknown
Fletcher Bay - Unknown
Port Jackson Campground - Unknown
Fantail Bay - Unknown