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This small garden, once mostly lawn, provides all of Maurice’s produce. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

From lawn to vege garden

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published: March 5, 2024
Post category:News Rural

Retired mechanic Maurice Cooper’s Tararu home is unassuming from the road. The back garden, however, is a vegetarian’s dream, overflowing with a supermarket’s worth of produce. When Maurice moved here two…

Ryan receives his restricted licence after a driving mentorship from Thames Community Centre. Photo: SUPPLIED

Mentors needed for driver licence programme

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published: March 5, 2024
Post category:News

The Thames Community Centre is on the hunt for volunteer mentors for its award-winning driver education programme. The programme takes people through the driving licencing process, from learner right to a…

Thames-Coromandel Mayor Len Salt speaks to a capacity crowd at the public meeting. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Coast Road community ‘at its limit’ over roads

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published: March 5, 2024
Post category:News

Voices and passions were high at a public meeting in Te Puru last week, as residents shared their concerns about the safety of Thames Coast Road with the council, Waka…

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