SPCA Thames & Coromandel

04/11/2026

🐾 A WHOLE LOT OF HAPPY NEW BEGINNINGS! ❤️

It's been a busy time at Thames SPCA, and we're excited to share some of the lovely faces who have recently left our centre for their new homes!

From little paws to big paws, each of these animals has a new family, a comfy spot to call their own and plenty of adventures ahead. We hope their new families are ready for all the love, laughs and occasional mischief that comes with them!

To everyone who has adopted from us recently, thank you for choosing to make room in your lives for an SPCA animal. Your support means so much to our team.

Here's to full food bowls, cosy beds and a lifetime of being loved. We couldn't be happier for them! 🐶🐱❤️

04/11/2026

❤️ A HEARTFELT THANK YOU FROM THAMES SPCA ❤️

A huge thank you to everyone who came along on Saturday night and supported the Thames SPCA animals.

With a fireworks event taking place right next door to our centre, home to many vulnerable animals, we knew it was going to be a difficult and unsettling evening for those in our care.

We are incredibly grateful to the volunteers who gave up their Saturday night to spend time at the centre, offering comfort, reassurance and company to our animals when they needed it most. Because of your kindness and presence, the distress caused by the fireworks was kept to a minimum.

A very special thank you to Gavin Buchanan, who generously provided live music to help soothe and calm our animals throughout the evening. What a thoughtful way to support our four-legged friends!

To everyone who gave their time, support and kindness, thank you. It means more than you know, and our animals are certainly grateful to have such wonderful people in their corner.

From all of us at Thames SPCA, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. ❤️🐾

30/10/2026

🐾🌭 WE'RE AT BUNNINGS WHANGAMATA NOW! COME ON DOWN! 🎉

The BBQ is fired up, the sausages are sizzling and we'd LOVE to see you! Thames SPCA is at Bunnings Whangamata TODAY from 10am–2pm, ready for a fantastic day of fundraising and community fun!

🌭 Grab a sausage (or two!) Every dollar raised goes towards helping Thames SPCA care for animals in need. From feeding hungry tummies to providing veterinary care, your support helps us make a difference every single day.

🐶 Come and meet our team! Our Centre Manager is here and would love to have a chat. Find out more about what happens behind the scenes at Thames SPCA, the work we do and the many ways our community can get involved.

🐱 Looking for a furry new family member? We've brought along profiles of some of our gorgeous animals waiting for their forever homes. You never know, your next best friend might be waiting to be discovered!

🐾 Need a hand with desexing costs? If getting your pet desexed is a financial struggle, come and talk to us. We may be able to help!

❤️ Let's make today a great one! Whether you're stopping by for a sausage, a chat, to learn more about SPCA or simply to show your support, we'd love to see you.

We're a small team doing big things for animals, and it's the support of wonderful local communities like Whangamata that helps make it possible.

See you at Bunnings! 🐾

30/10/2026

💙 Sharing the love with our rescue community! 💙

We currently have an excess of towels, blankets and tea towels that we use for cleaning here at Thames SPCA and we would love to share them with others who could put them to good use!

If you're involved with a local animal rescue or are a foster home in our community and could use some extra supplies, you're welcome to pop down to our centre today and collect some!

We know how much these everyday essentials are needed when caring for animals, and we're always happy to help support others doing wonderful work for animals in need. 🐾

Feel free to share this post with any local rescues or fosterers who might benefit!

30/10/2026

🐾 THAMES SPCA AT BUNNINGS WHANGAMATA! 🌭

Tomorrow, Saturday 31st October, we will be at Bunnings Whangamata from 10am – 2pm!

Come along and grab a sausage from our sausage sizzle while helping us raise vital funds to support the work we do caring for animals in need across our community. Every dollar makes a difference! ❤️

Our Centre Manager will also be there, so if you have any questions about SPCA, what we do, or how we support animals and their owners in our community, pop over for a chat.

🐶🐱 We will have profiles of some of the gorgeous animals currently looking for their forever homes on display. You might even meet your next family member!

🐾 Need help getting your pet desexed? If the cost of desexing is a struggle, come and have a chat. We may be able to help!

We would love to see you there. Come along, enjoy a sausage and support your local Thames SPCA! ❤️

30/10/2026

🐾 Calling all Thames SPCA Volunteers & Fosterers! 🐾

We would love to see everyone actively using Assemble, our volunteer and foster communication platform!

An invitation code should have been sent to your email address to get you set up. If you haven't received yours, or are having trouble getting started, please reach out and we can help.

✨ Exciting new feature – Messaging is now available!

Assemble has introduced a handy new messaging feature, making it easier than ever to stay connected with your SPCA team. You can now:

Ask your SPCA team a question.

Reply to messages.

Find recent conversations without having to search through your email inbox.

Not sure how to use it? Here are two helpful guides to get you started:

🎥 Watch the short video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gn37EjSWFEE

📖Follow this step by step https://scribehow.com/embed-preview/How_to_Send_Messages_and_Contact_Your_Team_in_Assemble__For_Volunteers__8DVfWeYDT-y8b6TEgb-UfA?as=slides&size=flexible

A quick reminder: Messages are checked during normal working hours, so replies may not be immediate. For anything urgent, please continue to use the centre's usual emergency contact process.

We really encourage everyone to get logged in, have a look around and start making use of Assemble. The more we use it, the easier it will be to keep everyone connected and up to date!

Thank you all for everything you do for our animals and the Thames SPCA team. We couldn't do it without you! ❤️🐾

Make it a priority to log in and have a good look around Assemble before the end of this month!

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

30/10/2026

🎳 A HUGE THANK YOU TO THAMES BOWLING CLUB & KITTIHAWK! ❤️

We are absolutely thrilled to share that $1,500 has been raised for Thames SPCA through a fantastic bowling tournament held at Thames Bowling Club!

It all started when someone kindly nominated Thames SPCA through Thames Bowling Club as the charity to benefit from fundraising. We were so grateful to be chosen, and Kittihawk then organised a bowling tournament, bringing people together for a great cause.

Our staff member Wendy was there to collect the generous donation and have a chat about the important role community support plays in keeping our centre running.

As a charity, we rely heavily on the generosity of our community to help us care for the animals who come through our doors. Donations like this make a real difference, helping us provide food, bedding, veterinary care, medication and everything else needed to give our animals the best possible care.

A massive thank you to the person who nominated us, Kittihawk for organising the tournament, Thames Bowling Club for hosting, and everyone who took part and contributed.

Your incredible $1,500 donation will go a long way, and we are so grateful to have such wonderful community support behind us! 🐾❤️

27/10/2026

🐾 Another Happy Ending for a Thames SPCA Cat! ❤️

At Thames SPCA, helping animals find the right home is what makes all the care, time and dedication worthwhile. Today, we're sharing Octavia's lovely adoption story and the special bond she's already building with her new family. 🏡🐱

Octavia has settled in beautifully, and it sounds like her new family knew from the very beginning that she was the one! 💕

Here's a message from her adopter, sharing their experience:

"I'm writing to thank Wendy, Brent, and all the other team members who took care of Octavia and made adoption possible.

Little story:

A few years ago, my neighbor's outdoor cat decided to adopt my household as her people and started spending most days and nights over at our house. We loved her very much so when her parents moved away we knew we would have to adopt a cat of our own.

I was nervous making the drive down to see Octavia, "What if we don't get along!" but I needn't have worried. Octavia has been curious, brave, and loving from the very start. We knew immediately she was 'the one' and that we'd be going home with a new family member.

Vivi has settled in perfectly. She was out of her crate the moment I opened the door and was exploring the whole house the very next day.
I can tell we'll be lifelong friends."

Thank you to Octavia's new family for giving her such a wonderful home and for sharing their story with us. ❤️

Every successful adoption is a reminder of how special it is when the right animal finds the right people. Thank you to everyone who supports Thames SPCA and helps make these happy endings possible! 🐾

27/10/2026

❤️ A THAMES SPCA HAPPY ENDING! 🐾

We love seeing our Thames SPCA animals find their perfect homes, and Mable’s story is a wonderful example of how the right match is worth going the extra distance! 🏡💕

Now safely home, Mable has settled in beautifully and found a best buddy in Frank! 🐶❤️

Read her adopter’s heartwarming story below and see how Mable’s journey led her to her happily ever after! 🐾

"Our experience adopting Mable from Thames SPCA was genuinely wonderful. We had previously adopted Frank from the SPCA as well, so we already knew how special it was to give an animal a loving home. Although we were quite a distance away, we knew we wanted to give Mable that same opportunity, and we’re so glad we did. The whole experience was really positive, and we’re incredibly grateful for the care and support we received throughout the process.

As Mable had quite a journey to make her way down to us, we used a service called Pet Bus. They were absolutely fantastic and took such good care of her during the three-day trip. Knowing she was being looked after so well made the journey a lot less stressful, and we’re so grateful to everyone who helped get her safely to us.

Since arriving home, Mable has settled in so beautifully. It’s been so lovely watching her become comfortable in her new home and seeing her bond with Frank. They’ve become the best of buddies, and it makes us so happy seeing them together. We feel incredibly lucky to have her as part of our family.

I would definitely encourage anyone considering adopting a dog from further away not to let the distance put them off. It might take a little extra planning, but finding the right dog and being able to give them a loving home makes it all worthwhile. We’re so happy we chose to adopt Mable, and we couldn’t imagine it any other way.

Thank you again to everyone at Thames SPCA for everything you do for these animals and for helping Mable find her way to us. We really appreciate it!

Kindest regards"

26/10/2026

Is your fun worth this kind of fear?

If you’re one of the majority of New Zealanders who agree that fireworks aren’t worth the fear they cause animals, now’s your chance to stand up for them by signing our open letter.

From next Monday 2 November until Wednesday 5 November, fireworks will be available for public sale in New Zealand. But what many see as a harmless bit of fun causes real, lasting harm for animals.

It’s time for change, because the terror fireworks cause isn’t worth the momentary fun of setting them off. There are countless stories of animals being terrified, injured, and even killed by fireworks-related incidences. There’s no excuse to continue this kind of cruelty year after year—especially when research shows that the majority of New Zealanders support a ban on the private sale and use of fireworks.

Ahead of Guy Fawkes Day, we need your help to tell the incoming Parliament that change is overdue. Because your fun isn’t worth their fear.

Sign our open letter to help us end fireworks’ reign of terror for good: https://www.spca.nz/fireworks-ban