September 16, 2025 – Page 2 – The Valley Profile

Grant Hirst, front left, with the motorsport medical team at the Supercars rally in Pukekohe in 2022. Photo: SUPPLIED

50 years of motorsport and saving lives

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:September 16, 2025
Post category:News

Grant Hirst never intended to become a paramedic. The then-25-year-old had taken a day off work to see a movie, and happened to park outside a St John building in…

Fletcher, right, holds the Ranfurly Shield with teammate, former Paeroa man, Nic Souchon. PHOTO: SUPPLIED

Hometown support for Stag’s shield success

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:September 16, 2025
Post category:News Sport

When Southland Stags’ Fletcher Morgan ran in a try during the squad’s Ranfurly Shield win over Waikato in Hamilton, it was a proud moment, though one that came with split…

Rereahu Collier, Michael Barlow, and Des Tyler are the first Māori Ward councillors for Thames Valley, but their roles face uncertainty with a binding vote set to decide the wards' future. PHOTOS: SUPPLIED

New voices, new mahi: Meet the first Māori Ward Councillors for Hauraki, Thames-Coromandel

Post author:Kelley Tantau
Post published:September 16, 2025
Post category:News

They’ve taken different paths, but Michael Barlow, Des Tyler, and Rereahu Collier now represent a historic step for tangata whenua as the first Māori Ward councillors for Thames Valley. Elected…

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