Presentation competition

Abingdon and District Twin Towns Society

Home Rules Colmar Argentan Abingdon, Va Schongau Thames Lucca Sint-Niklaas

                            Thames, New Zealand

Thames (/tɛmz/ (Māori: Hauraki) 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.

Thames had an estimated population of 15,000 in 1870, but this declined to 4,500 in 1881, and it has increased modestly since. It is still the biggest town on the Coromandel. Until 2016, a historical oak tree that was planted by Governor George Grey stood on the corner of Grey and Rolleston streets.

It has been one of Abingdon’s partner towns since 1990

Useful links

https://www.newzealand.com/uk/thames/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thames,_New_Zealand

https://www.thecoromandel.com/towns/thames/

http://www.tcdc.govt.nz/