Thames-Coromandel District Council

Going boating? Find out about our new QR code payment system

If you're heading out on the water, we've launched a new, easy-to-use payment system to pay for boat ramp and trailer parking fees – right at the ramp.

Simply scan the QR code with your mobile, using your QR scanner app, camera or Google Lens, open the browser link, then follow the steps to make your payment on the spot, using using your credit card, Google Pay or Apple Pay.

We have signage in place at all nine ramps with a unique QR code for each ramp, and easy-to-follow instructions for scanning, paying and downloading your receipt. Instructional flyers are available at our Council offices or you can download them below.

You can also watch our handy 'how to' video guide above and download our Frequently Asked Questions at the right of this page.

Download copies of the flyers for each boat ramp below:

If you don't have a smartphone, you can still pay in person at our Council offices and participating retail outlets (scroll down to see the full list).

Our Council compliance officers will have an app to scan and enter licence plates to check that there’s a valid pass. For the next 12 months, we’ll also be checking for valid permits on drawbars. All your current permits will remain valid until they expire.

The new system replaces physical ramp permits at the nine Council ramps below.

Boat ramp QR links -

Click on your preferred boat ramp if you want to pay now via QR code. You will need a credit card to pay this way.

Changes for our boat ramp and trailer parking fees

As a result of the Annual Plan consultation process and the feedback we received, our Council has adopted new boat ramp and trailer parking fees that places more of the cost of maintaining these facilities on the users rather than general ratepayers.

Types of passes

There are two types of passes available that can be used at the fee applicable boat ramps.

Combo Passes

This allows you to launch and retrieve your vessel, park your vehicle and trailer in a parking space designated for boat trailer parking. Please note Council cannot guarantee the availability of parking spaces on any given day.
$30 per day
$115 per year

Launch Only Passes

This allows you to launch and retrieve only. Ideal if you plan to take your trailer home or have an amphibious vehicle e.g SeaLegs
$15 per day
$45 per year

Boat ramp fees apply at these boat ramps/launching facilities:

Council's Fee Applicable Boat Ramps
Coromandel-Colville
Te Ariki Tahi/Sugarloaf Ramp	Te Kouma Road, Te Kouma
Mercury Bay
Matarangi Boat Ramp	Kenwood Drive, Matarangi
Purangi Boat Ramp	Captain Cook Road, Cooks Beach
Robinson Road Boat Ramp	Robinson Road, Whitianga
Whitianga Esplanade Boat Ramp	The Esplanade, Whitianga
Whangapoua Boat Ramp	Whangapoua Road, Whangapoua
Tairua-Pāuanui
Tairua Wharf Boat Ramp	Wharf Road, Tairua
Royal Billy Boat Ramp	Vista Paku, Pāuanui
Whangamatā
Beach Road Boat Ramp	Beach Road, Whangamatā

Free Boat Ramps
Coromandel-Colville
Amodeo Bay Boat Ramp	Colvillle Road, Amodeo Bay
Jacks Point/ Furey’s Creek Ramp	Wharf Road, Coromandel Town
Long Bay Boat Ramp	Long Bay Road, Coromandel Town
Oamaru Bay Boat Ramp	Colville Road, Oamaru Bay
Wyuna Bay Road Ramps	Woodroofe Road & Wyuna Bay Road, Coromandel Town
Mercury Bay
Brophy's Beach Ramp	Buffalo Beach Rd, Whitianga
Cooks Beach Ramp	Marine Parade, Cooks Beach
Dundas Boat Ramp	Dundas St, Whitianga
Flaxmill Bay Beach Ramp	Purangi Rd, Flaxmill Bay
Hei Reserve Boat Ramp	Hei Esplanade, Whitianga
Opito Bay Beach Ramp	Skippers Crescent & Moore Crescent
Quarry Point Boat Ramp	Kūaotunu-Wharekaho Rd (SH25), Kūaotunu
Tairua-Pāuanui
Paku Ramp, Boat Ramp, Tairua	The Esplanade, Tairua
Pleasant Point Boat Ramp	Pleasant Place, Pāuanui
Tangiteroria Lane Boat Ramp	Tangiteroria Lane, Pāuanui
Thames & Thames Coast
Kōpū Boat Ramp	Quay Street, Kōpū
Ruamahunga Boat Ramp	Thames Coast Road, Ruamahunga
Waiomu Boat Ramp	Thames Coast Road, Waiomu
Whangamatā
Kotuku Boat Ramp	Kotuku Road, Whangamatā

We also have a page on boat ramp information from Thames Coast to Colville here.

Boat ramp passes

Annual passes are available for frequent users. If you use a boat ramp more than three times per year this is the best value for money.
Daily passes are available for casual users.
Payments can be made at the ramp by scanning a QR code with your smartphone. Note: you will need a credit card, Google Pay or Apple Pay to do so.
Alternatively you can purchase a pass from one of the sellers listed below or via the below link.

Outlets that sell passes

Passes can be obtained from District Council offices at Thames, Coromandel Town, Whitianga and Whangamatā during normal working hours or from the following outlets:


Coromandel BP	50 Tiki Road, Coromandel	07 8668059
Matarangi General Store	197 Matarangi Drive, Matarangi	07 8665396
GAS Whangapoua	376 Tangiora Avenue, Whangapoua	07 8668274
Cooks Beach Resort	874 Purangi Road, Cooks Beach	07 8665469
Longshore Marine	3/1 Blacksmith Lane, Whitianga	07 8664607
Gull Whitianga	5 Monk Street, Whitianga	07 8665485
Mobil Whitianga	200 Joan Gaskell Drive, Whitianga	07 2800062
Stunned Mullet	71B Cook Drive, Whitianga	07 8664853
Z Whitianga	83-85 Albert Street, Whitianga	07 8671260
Tairua Information Centre	2 Manaia Rd, Tairua	07 8647575
Dutchys Tairua	12 The Marina, Tairua	07 8647001
Pauanui Information Centre	23 Centreway Rd, Pāuanui	07 8647101
Challenge Whangamata	522 Port Road, Whangamatā	07 8647575
Bubbas Fishing and Outdoors	321 Casement Road, Whangamatā	07 8657464
JCD Customs & Marine	205 Aickin Road, Whangamatā	07 8659073
Thames Council office	515 Mackay Street, Thames	07 8680200
Coromandel Council office	355 Kapanga Road, Coromandel	07 8661001
Whangamata Council office	620 Port Road, Whangamatā	07 8650060
Whitianga Council office	10 Monk Street, Whitianga	07 8672010

Non-Council managed facilities

There are also many other boat ramps provided by various clubs and community groups including: