Photo Page 11 - New Zealand - Coromandel Peninsula

We stayed at Thames one night in a Swiss chalet. They went to bed so early that when we rang the bell for the owner, he came ou

t in his bathrobe! The entire town was shut down and half the houses were dark by 9:30 p.m. Thames /ˈtɛmz/ is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island.

It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River. The town is the seat of the Thames-Coromandel District Council. The Māori iwi are Ngāti Maru, who are descendants of Marutuahu's son Te Ngako. Ngāti Maru is part of the Ngati Marutuahu confederation of tribes or better known as Hauraki Iwi.

Many people migrated to Thames at its peak, and it was soon the second-largest city in New Zealand (the largest being Dunedin then Auckland). However, as the gold began to diminish, so did the number of inhabitants, and although Thames never shrank, it has never grown much either. It is still the biggest town on the Coromandel. The population in the 2006 census was 6,756, an increase of 51 since 2001.

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We stayed at Thames one night in a Swiss chalet. They went to bed so early that when we rang the bell for the owner, he came out in his bathrobe! The entire town was shut down and half the houses were dark by 9:30 p.m. Thames /ˈtɛmz/ is a town at the southwestern end of the Coromandel Peninsula in New Zealand's North Island. It is located on the Firth of Thames close to the mouth of the Waihou River. The town is the seat of the Thames-Coromandel District Council. The Māori iwi are Ngāti Maru, who are descendants of Marutuahu's son Te Ngako. Ngāti Maru is part of the Ngati Marutuahu confederation of tribes or better known as Hauraki Iwi. Many people migrated to Thames at its peak, and it was soon the second-largest city in New Zealand (the largest being Dunedin then Auckland). However, as the gold began to diminish, so did the number of inhabitants, and although Thames never shrank, it has never grown much either. It is still the biggest town on the Coromandel. The population in the 2006 census was 6,756, an increase of 51 since 2001.
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We stayed at a Hostel and got a kitchen, living room, bathroom and two bedrooms for $64.00, such a deal!

Beautiful views from the parks along the way!

The statue is of a woman commemorating the original inhabitants who came to the island, she jumped off the rock saved a boat full of people!
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