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"Gateway to the
Coromandel Peninsula"
Welcome to Thames
Coromandel Peninsula • New
Zealand
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Where in the world is Thames? |
 Thames, known as the 'Gateway to the
Coromandel Peninsula', is the regions service centre, less than one and a half hours drive
from the centre of Auckland.
It is the main shopping centre on the peninsula and has a wealth of boutique-style shops,
an historic main street and the modern Goldfields Shopping Mall.
Thames in the late 19th
century was one of New Zealand's largest towns, and in fact was even considered as a site
for the capital, built on the pioneering industries of gold and Kauri logging. This
colourful history is still alive in the pubs, buildings, museums and activities of the
area. Fringing the town is the Thames estuary and dramatic volcanic hills of the
Coromandel range and Kauaeranga Valley.
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