Alice Parminter – The Valley Profile

Paeroa ward candidates from left: Jo Tilsley, Paul Milner, Grant Aitken, Michelle Magnus. Not pictured: Rino Wilkinson. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Mayoral hopefuls a no-show as election nears

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

It was a packed house at Paeroa Rugby Club for the Meet the Candidates public meeting on September 10 - except at the table on stage. At the meeting, which…

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…

Students from eight schools shared their environmental work at a “Market Day” display at the Kauaeranga Visitor Centre. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Enviro projects shine during conservation week

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:September 10, 2025
Post category:Rural

A Conservation Week event at the Kauaeranga Visitors Centre just outside Thames featured a showcase of environment-focused school projects, interactive workshops and conversations to inspire children to care for nature.…

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