Low rural vax rates as Covid-19 comes to Thames
As Covid-19 arrived in Thames Valley last week, rural communities around the district remained some of the lowest-ranking throughout the country in being fully protected from the virus.And with the…
Late-night Christmas shopping floated
An idea to try out a big-city tactic in small-town Thames to boost the local economy ahead of Christmas has received a positive response from shoppers.Around 78 per cent of…
Kiwi handler Neil John shows off a brown kiwi to students in the bush of Te Mata. PHOTO: RACHEL HOLMES
The man who gets up close with kiwi
By KELLEY TANTAU, Public Interest Journalism funded by NZ On Air Neil John’s hand goes down into a burrow built by kiwi in the Thames Coast bush, and when it…