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Te Kai Whakarongo Issue 1206 | 21 April 2026 | Proudly locally owned and operated
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CONNECTING COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE COROMANDEL PENINSULA
BASKER ROAST NIGHT
VALID 23.4.26-27.4.26 27.4.26
3A Reweti Drive (opposite Mobil) www.basker.co.nz info@basker.co.nz Phone: 07 866 0645 Hours 8.00am to late
Every Wednesday night from 5pm Pork, lamb, chicken or beef Buffet salad and sauce bar Bookings recommended
OPITO BAY SALT WINS GONGS L
ocal sea salt farmers Opito Bay Salt have been chosen by celebrity Chef Josh Emmet and 20 other NZ Food producers to showcase North Island Food at two functions in Los Angeles at official residence of the NZ Consul-General. In anyones terms, that’s a gong (a signalled esteemed award) for a small company on the east coast of The Coromandel Peninsula. This coincides with a regional tourism push led by Auckland Regional
Menz Shed opening See page 5
Peter & Betty Grant say goodbye See page 7
Day Camp a miracle See page 8-9
Tourism Organisation and sponsored by Air New Zealand and Tourism NZ There were 80 guests in attendance at the Official New Zealand Residence, Brentwood, Los Angeles last Thursday 16 April for this Kiwi North media Event hosted by Michelin-starred chef Josh Emett. This event was a curated culinary showcase celebrating the depth, diversity and premium quality of New Zealand’s North Island food and beverage. Turn to page 3
$10,000 value prize for fishing family See pages 26 & 28
TRUST YOUR LOCAL EXPERTS Visit us at Totalspan Coromandel 1/46 Kopu Road, Kopu, Thames Ph: 07 869 0400 Email: coromandel@totalspan.co.nz 0800 TOTALSPAN TOTALSPAN.CO.NZ