Waihī students take part in hikoi, waiata for Matariki
Schools from around Waihi took part in a hikoi for Matariki on June 7. Hosted by Waihi East School, pupils met with their kura at Waihi Central School before departing…
Bill Malcolm has had a St John medical alarm for around 25 years. Photo: GORDON PREECE
‘I needed help’
A Thames man had to find his own way to hospital after pressing his medical alarm despite being in ‘terrible pain’. GORDON PREECE reportsThames pensioner Bill Malcolm was left in…
Hauraki district pensioner rents set to increase
Hauraki’s pensioner housing rents will increase by $18 per week from August in order to keep up with “ever-increasing” operational costs. The district council’s 57 elderly persons housing units were…