February 2022 – Page 3 – The Valley Profile

A petition is planned over the closure of Thames’ Mary St - used to create ‘The Vibe’. Photo: SUPPLIED

Mary St closure sparks petition

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:February 22, 2022
Post category:February 2022

Two friends have “run out of patience” when it comes to the closure of Mary St.The Thames street used to connect shoppers in Pollen St to travellers in Queen St…

Chelsea Cooper, 9, has so far raised more than $700 for Tonga relief. Photo: SUPPLIED

Chelsea’s cacti collect coin for Tonga

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:February 21, 2022
Post category:February 2022

Creating concrete cactuses has never felt so rewarding for Chelsea Cooper.The nine-year-old Matatoki School student has been making them with her mum, Emma, and selling them to assist in Tonga’s…

Neighbours Brigette Heymans and Michael Cathels have been trying to get Hauraki District Council to clean up a section of the Hape Stream for months, saying it’ll soon flood their homes if left untouched. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Stream an ‘eyesore’

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:February 21, 2022
Post category:February 2022

There’s koi carp, eels, and oil slicks floating down a section of the Hape Stream in Paeroa.There’s long, unmaintained grass on either side of it, which nearby residents say is…

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