March 2022 – Page 8 – The Valley Profile

Te Hauauru Hotereni Taipari kept Ngāti Maru neutral during land wars, avoiding land confiscations. His son, Wirope Hoterini Taipari, right, continued in his footsteps. Photo: SUPPLIED

Death and witchcraft at Kōpū mill

Post author:Meghan Hawkes
Post published:March 20, 2022
Post category:Dead Cert Features March 2022

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES explores our local history by seeking out stories of life and death in the Thames Valley PART ONE “There is a flax mill being…

Beth Torrance-Hetherington recorded most of her songs in her Whakatete Bay home. Photo: SUPPLIED

Debut album gets national recognition

Post author:Gordon Preece
Post published:March 17, 2022
Post category:March 2022

A Thames High School year 13 student whose music delves into what it’s like to be a teenager has released her debut album.Beth Torrance-Hetherington’s debut album, Let’s move to the…

St John Ngātea Training Programme recruits. Photo: SUPPLIED

Programme gives hands on experience

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:March 17, 2022
Post category:March 2022

St John’s hands-on training programme designed to get volunteer ambulance officers and paramedicine students work ready is gaining success in the Hauraki-Coromandel.The programme began as a pilot in Ngātea in…

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