Thames-Coromandel is back in business and ready for visitors

Published on 05 February 2026

(Photo:A pizza restaurant on the Coromandel Peninsula)

All roads are open in the Coromandel ahead of this Waitangi Day long weekend, and hospitality businesses are putting out the welcome mat. 

“Folks we’re back, the Coromandel Peninsula is open and we’re here ready and waiting for you to come and visit this Waitangi weekend,” said Mayor Peter Revell. “We’ve cleaned up, we’ve shaken off the storm and we’ve got everything ready for you to come and visit.” 

Our council’s roading and water services teams, as well as NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi and the Department of Conservation have moved mountains – of slip debris – to reopen roads, get water flowing and reopen tracks and campgrounds. 

The gems of the district – Cathedral Cove, Hot Water Beach, the Pinnacles, the surf beaches of Whangamatā, historic Coromandel Town and Thames, the rugged north – are open and accessible. 

Check our TCDC website for updates on council roads, and the NZTA and DOC websites for State Highways and campgrounds and tracks. 

“The emergency has passed and our ongoing recovery will be helped by seeing tourists and visitors enjoy everything that our district offers – hospitality, adventure, beaches, history and above all, our people,” said Mayor Revell. 

“Welcome back this weekend.”