September 2021 – Page 11 – The Valley Profile

The kaiāwhina (helpers) of Te Whāriki’s Pātaka Kai are keeping people fed during lockdown. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

High demand for food during lockdown

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:September 7, 2021
Post category:September 2021

The need for food from Paeroa’s Pātaka Kai has more than doubled since the start of the latest Covid-19 lockdown.The food rescue, run by Te Whāriki Manawāhine o Hauraki (Hauraki…

Thames Business Association chief executive Sue Lewis-O’Halloran says local businesses need support to survive. File photo: TERESA RAMSEY

TBA: ‘Spread hunger around’

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:September 6, 2021
Post category:September 2021

Thames may have looked like “an absolute zoo” on its first day in Covid-19 alert level 3 conditions, but support for small businesses will have to be long-lived to ensure…

Thames in 1867. Photo: SUPPLIED

Mineral water found in Puriri

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:September 4, 2021
Post category:September 2021

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES searches through old newspapers to bring you the stories Thames Valley locals once read about themselves. 1868A curious mineral water discovered…

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