May 26, 2025 – The Valley Profile

Neil Bateup, whose farm is off the Tahuna-Ohinewai Road, is one of three Rural Hero finalists. FILE PHOTO/SUPPLIED

Neil Bateup named Rural Hero finalist

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:May 26, 2025
Post category:News Rural

A familiar face in the farming community, a man who has given “countless hours” supporting rural families facing hard times, has been named a Primary Industries NZ Award finalist.Neil Bateup,…

Mila Smith de Zeeuw, 17, has been named the new Yellow Ribbon Road Safety Hero. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Teen firefighter recognised for road safety efforts

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:May 26, 2025
Post category:News

A Cooks Beach volunteer firefighter and high school student has been recognised for her dedication to promoting road safety, an honour she hopes highlights “the everyday actions” that help make…

William Barry, 17, has worked towards becoming a pilot since age seven. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

Future aviator chases altitude at flying school

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:May 26, 2025
Post category:News

An experience at a prestigious flying school was a leap towards a future in the skies for 17-year-old William Barry.The Year 13 Hauraki Plains College student spent two weeks at…

End of content

No more pages to load

Older Posts

ADVERTISE
Get your message across in the local paper that's read from cover to cover with display ads, advertorials, trades and services, and classifieds in the Valley Profile and The Coromandel App.
DEADLINES:
Ad booking: Tuesdays at noon;
Creative deadline: Friday at noon;
Classified deadline: Monday at noon
OUR REACH
We’ve got the Thames and Hauraki districts covered! We deliver 16,000 copies to every letterbox and business in Hauraki-Thames Valley, reaching approximately 35,000 readers in Hauraki Plains, Paeroa, Waihī, Thames, Thames Coast and surrounds.
We also deliver bulk distribution to selected locations in Coromandel Town, Whitianga, Tairua, Pauanui, Whangamata, Whiritoa, Waihī, and Te Aroha.