The Thames-Coromandel District is located in the north-eastern part of the Waikato region of New Zealand and is renowned for its natural beauty, rural farmland, misty rainforests and pristine golden beaches.
Opportunities
The Thames-Coromandel District’s biggest industry contributors to economic growth by GDP are construction; rental, real estate and hiring services; and retail trade.
The fastest growing sectors within the municipality are construction; property sales, rental and services; and professional services.
Infrastructure
Businesses in the Thames-Coromandel District Council area have access to local and state highways, water supply, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure. New water treatment plants have been completed in Coromandel Town, Tairua, Pauanui, and Whitianga. Almost $20 million from the Provincial Growth Fund is set to go towards an expansion of the Sugarloaf Wharf in the Coromandel Harbour.
Thames-Coromandel District Business Support Services
Local Insights
The Waikato Wellbeing Project shares wellbeing knowledge for each district in the Waikato region. Visit the Thames Coromandel District page for data that includes the Community Compass Report from Dot Loves Data which provides a quarterly snapshot of key socio economic indicators, and the Community Insights Explorer Tool which provides local social and demographic data to support local decision making.
Te Waka's district level reports of the Waikato Business Sentiment Survey give insight on the unique strengths and challenges for each district in the region.
Thames-Coromandel District Council
The Thames-Coromandel District Council is comprised of 11 councillors, and one mayor elected at large. Thames-Coromandel also has five Community Boards, which are Mercury Bay, Coromandel-Colville, Thames, Whangamata and Tairua-Pauanui. For more information, visit their website.
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