March 2022 – Page 5 – The Valley Profile

Gordon Shaw celebrates 55 years as a member of Paeroa Lions. Photo: GORDON PREECE

Paeroa Lion awarded for 55-year service

Post author:Gordon Preece
Post published:March 24, 2022
Post category:March 2022

Raising money for a girl’s kidney transplant was one of many great memories for a Paeroa Lions Club veteran.Gordon Shaw was recently rewarded for his 55-year service with Paeroa Lions…

Clare, Chris, Tane and Marie with the seaweed growing tanks. Photos: TOMEK FRIEDRICH/ARTZENTAO PHOTOGRAPHY

Two-year sea lettuce trial to begin in Kōpū

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:March 24, 2022
Post category:March 2022

A nationwide first land-based seaweed trial aiming to clean up the country’s waterways is about to get growing beside the Firth of Thames in the Hauraki Gulf.Paeroa seaweed innovation company…

Large pieces of plastic wrapped around a pylon and power lines in Neavesville Rd, Puriri. Photo: GLENN RAMSEY

Plastic causes power cut

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:March 23, 2022
Post category:March 2022

A power outage caused by plastic from a market garden tangled in a transmission line in Puriri meant residents, health care centres, and schools were without electricity for four hours…

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