Geoff Sanders – The Valley Profile

Members of the World War I Māori Pioneer Battalion taking a break from trench improvement work, near Gommecourt, France, 1918. Photo: SUPPLIED

Soldier awarded medal for bravery in WWI

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:April 22, 2022
Post category:April 2022

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES explores our local history by seeking out stories of life and death in the Thames Valley They were the pick of…

HPC rowers: Back: Coach Jeremy Cryer, left, Lucas Dowty, Ethan Claridge, Fraser Thompson, Danny Sayer, Matthew Simpson, coach Franklin Hamilton. Front: Maggie Morrison, Rhian Ball, Rebecca Adams.

Maadi Cup success for HPC

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:April 21, 2022
Post category:April 2022

The Hauraki Plains College rowing team competed successfully at the Maadi Cup in Twizel recently, with the girls under-18 double sculls claiming bronze and the coxed quadruple sculls coming in…

Post and Telegraph Office in Queen Street, Thames, circa 1900. Photo: SUPPLIED

Man dies after ‘binge drinking’

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:April 14, 2022
Post category:April 2022

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES explores our local history by seeking out stories of life and death in the Thames Valley John Quinn sold his coat…