June 2021 – Page 12 – The Valley Profile

Thornton Bay on the Thames Coast. Photo: SUPPLIED

Whale stranded at Thornton Bay

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:June 1, 2021
Post category:June 2021

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES searches through old newspapers to bring you the stories Thames Valley locals once read about themselves. 1950The Vacuum Oil Company had…

Paeroa College’s first ever lacrosse team with their coach, Ursula Johnson, right. Photo: SUPPLIED

Paeroa College’s history-making lacrosse match

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:June 1, 2021
Post category:June 2021

When 14 players from Paeroa College stepped out on to a Tamahere field clutching lacrosse sticks, it was a historic occasion, win or lose.In its 63 years, the school had…

Sam Dunlop shows visitors around his Puriri farm, where he plans to plant hundreds of native trees. Photos: KELLEY TANTAU

Planting ‘for the long term’ on Puriri farm

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:June 1, 2021
Post category:June 2021

He may not be a farmer in the traditional sense, but Sam Dunlop has plans to spend the next few decades seeing native trees on his land flourish and thrive.In…

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