Seaplane delivers mail to Kōpū
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. 1920A seaplane arrived at Kōpū…
AgriSea managing director Tane Bradley and Countdown Paeroa store manager Alice Davidson have teamed up to bring soft plastic recycling back to the town. Photo: SUPPLIED
Soft plastics destined for fence posts on farm
The soft plastics Paeroa residents can now drop into Countdown will go on to become recycled fence posts to be used on farms and vineyards.The supermarket has partnered with Paeroa…
Maurice Battson, left, and Luke MacFarlane with rubbish collected at Ngarimu Bay.
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Luke cleans up by the kilo
Drug paraphernalia, empty alcohol bottles and cans, and around 40kg of discarded fishing gear, mussel buoy ropes and general rubbish are among the items a former Thames man recently found…