News Posts 2021 – Page 11 – The Valley Profile

Pipiroa boat builder Aaron Beattie at the launch of the multi-million dollar Omahu. Photo: GORDON PREECE

Omahu sets sail

Post author:Gordon Preece
Post published:December 2, 2021
Post category:December 2021

A local boat building business has launched their tenth and most expensive boat to date.The multi-million dollar catamaran, Omahu, set sail on November 24 from Kōpū to Coromandel where its…

Whaea Jeannie Apthorp is retiring after “30-odd” years at Thames South School. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Teacher bids farewell to Thames South

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:December 2, 2021
Post category:November 2021

Every time Jeannie Apthorp walks into the grounds of Thames South School, she sees the pohutukawa and the citrus trees, and in spring, the daffodils that border the fenceline.She’s had…

Vaccine mandates impact teachers

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:December 2, 2021
Post category:November 2021

As the Ministry of Education collates data around how many Thames Valley teachers have been affected by the government’s vaccine mandates, one principal has acknowledged that three of his staff…

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