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Chris Kemp is looking for volunteers to help him set up a Thames version of the event that has brought him years of joy. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Social Parkrun event set to be a legacy

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:December 17, 2024
Post category:Sport

Every Saturday morning at 8am, groups of people gather all over New Zealand to tackle a five-kilometre course. Some walk and talk, some push prams, and others hoof it to…

The volunteers are back and ready to welcome researchers to The Treasury. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Volunteers crack open history books once more

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:December 12, 2024
Post category:News

Thames researchers have been given an early Christmas present, as Te Whare Pātaka The Treasury Heritage Research Centre and Archive reopens its reading room to the public after a year-long…

Some of Connecting the Plains committee: Cr Ray Broad, left, Yvette Saunders, Shelley Spilsbury, Chris Spilsbury and Ann Clark. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Santa returns to Ngatea

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:December 12, 2024
Post category:News

The Ngatea and rural Plains community is all set to celebrate the festive season with its first Christmas Parade since 2019. The parade is being organised by Ngatea’s newly-formed business…

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