The Deputy Prime Minister was in Paeroa today to touch base on a $1.1 million development aimed at boosting tourism in the district.
Last year the Paeroa Historical Maritime Park received a $730,000 Provincial Growth Fund grant and $400,000 in funding from Hauraki District Council for the first stage of the project, which will include a community jetty on the Ohinemuri River, pontoons, and a new riverboat.
Work has now started on the project and visitors should be able to cruise by riverboat into Paeroa this summer.
Source: Hauraki District Council via Facebook
