News Posts 2022 – Page 15 – The Valley Profile

Troy Hargreaves, left, Josh Foster, Jamie Bird, and Shay Perkinson are part of the Waihi Gold Mines Rescue Team taking part in the August 20 challenge. Photo: SUPPLIED

Rescue team set for fierce Sky Tower climb

Post author:Gordon Preece
Post published:August 2, 2022
Post category:August 2022 News

Members of the Waihi Gold Mines Rescue Team will ascend the southern hemisphere’s tallest building in a few weeks for a flaming good cause.The annual Firefighter Sky Tower Challenge on…

Armed police inspected Thames High after a bomb threat via phone last week. Photo: SUPPLIED

Students ‘coped well’ during bomb threat

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:August 2, 2022
Post category:August 2022 News

The principal of a school targeted by a bomb threat last week has praised his staff and students for “coping well” during the “distressing” situation.Thames High School received a “low…

Wendy Mikkelsen and her son Jon await the completion of their refurbished art gallery and insurance offices in Paeroa. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Paeroa gallery rebuilds after fire

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:August 1, 2022
Post category:August 2022 News

As a fire ripped through the building next door, Wendy Mikkelsen and her son Jon desperately pulled down paintings displayed on the wall.Above their heads, paint started popping off from…

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