February 2026 – Page 4 – The Valley Profile

Paeroa Amateur Athletic Club makes a mark at the 2026 North Island Colgate Games. Photo: SUPPLIED

Paeroa strikes gold, bronze at Colgate Games

Post author:Davidda Hikatangata
Post published:February 3, 2026
Post category:News Sport

It certainly wasn’t a slow start to the year for the Paeroa Amateur Athletics Club, which took 22 athletes to compete at the North Island Colgate Games on January 9-11…

Quirky art pieces by Nicky Ball. Photo: SUPPLIED

Artists hope to ‘make people smile’

Post author:Davidda Hikatangata
Post published:February 3, 2026
Post category:News

February is shaping up to be a month of whimsy and wonder at the Thames Art Gallery.That’s because there will be an exhibition of works by not one but two…

Vern Harding of Scrappy Verns. File photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Scrap metal master looks after regions

Post author:Sponsored Content
Post published:February 3, 2026
Post category:Features

ADVERTISING FEATUREScrappy Verns is the local expert for all things scrap metal collection in the Hauraki-Coromandel area.Owner Vern Harding says, “anything metal, we take”.“We’re scrap metal collectors. We can do…

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