1999 October-November:
1st October:
- Thames Hospital had installed new phones that were Y2K compliant - replacing the old PABX system.
- Brokenshire's Bookshop was named Thames' 'Top Shop.' [Now Paper Power]
- Local man Ted Egan was busy making heritage building models and clocks. [Many of these can be seen at The Thames Museum]
- Cost of consumer items were: LG 68cm TV $1599, Houses ranged from $145,000 to 230,000, and a Nissen Primera GX car $26,990.
- The local cinema was showing: Tarzan, Star Wars and Big Daddy.
5th October:
- The 'Swamp Foxes' ended their rugby season with a loss, 19-25 against Bay of Plenty at Waihi.
8th October:
- The Tararu South Flood Protection committee had explored ways to protect the land from flooding, and a new sea wall project was going to be constructed at a cost of $30,000. Residents were being asked to contribute $300 each towards the project. "Developing a seawall and groyne system for flood protection is recommended by Environment Waikato and was considered suitable at Tararu following the success of an embankment built at the Price Ave reserve a few years ago."
29th October:
- Get ready for Guy Fawkes, a Mega Shot Box at the Warehouse cost $29.99.
5th November:
- Election time! Candidates names were published in the paper. Jeanette Fitzsimons was standing for the Green Party, previously having stood for the Alliance Party. [Fitzsimons went on to win the Coromandel electorate].
9th November:
- News that the Whitianga Waterways had been given the green light for 46 sections and canals.
16th November:
- Debate over the fate of the Kopu Bridge raged, would there ever be approval for a new bridge? [The new bridge opened 10 November 2011]
Source: Hauraki Herald Newspapers - available for viewing in the Reading Room, The Treasury, Thames.
