October 2021 – Page 6 – The Valley Profile

Hauraki Prospectors Association president Alan Young says millions of hours of work has been carried out at the site. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Historic site’s open day full steam ahead

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:October 14, 2021
Post category:October 2021

Thames’ historic goldmine is so much more than a “tin shed under a Pohuktawa tree” and two steam days this weekend are setting out to prove it.Planned for October 16…

Woodturners Cafe owner Blair Mattock says the mystery note-makers’ last entry was back in 2017. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Notes left at cafe tell tale of family’s travels

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:October 14, 2021
Post category:October 2021

Hand-written notes scrawled on an old serviette and a piece of green paper have been a source of hide-and-seek for one unknown family for more than a decade.But with no…

Karangahake Gorge residents want to reduce to speed limit to 50-60km/h. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Deadly highway speed review prompts petition

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:October 13, 2021
Post category:October 2021

One person is so afraid of getting into a car crash along State Highway 2 that they no longer visit their daughter in Tauranga.Another feels it is only a matter…

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