New deputy ready to make a difference
Thames High School’s new tumuaki tuarua has started his tenure with a “rewarding” few weeks in the role.Christopher Ashforth has taken over as the school’s deputy principal this month, bringing…
At the 160th commemoration, a karakia was held at Pūkorokoro Bridge, and a pōwhiri drew together roughly 500 guests to Ray’s Rest Camping Reserve. CREDIT: Aorewa Creative
Acknowledging the history of Pūkorokoro
A day of commemoration – He Rā Maumahara – was held by Ngāti Paoa earlier this month to remember the bombardment of its kāinga at Pūkorokoro 160 years ago by…
A second proposed quarry adjacent to HG Leach’s existing Waitawheta operations would take the place of 113 hectares of farmland to the right. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU
Neighbours say quarry proposal brings ‘fight to our side’
There’s a quarry in the hillside of the picturesque Waitawheta Valley. Residents are accustomed to its operations, which have been managed by HG Leach since the late 60s, but the…