Thames (/ t ɛ m z / ()) (Māori: Pārāwai) 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 …

The 1928 Thames flood was a disastrous flood of the River Thames that affected much of riverside London on 7 January 1928, as well as places further downriver. Fourteen people died and thousands were made homeless when floodwaters poured over the top of the Thames Embankment and part of the Chelsea Embankment collapsed. It was the last major flood to …