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The Historical Reenactment Society at Thames Museum in 2024. File Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

VE Day at Thames Museum

Eighty years ago, huge headlines in the morning papers on May 8, 1945, announced the German Third Reich’s unconditional surrender. The war in Europe was over, although many troops were…

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Read more about the article Tararu cairn restored
From left: Russell Skeet, Elizabeth Jones, Mike Anderson, Richard Sturgeon, and Terry Brennan with the cairn. Photo: SUPPLIED

Tararu cairn restored

Veterans gathered in Tararu on May 8 to witness the rededication of the Tararu World War I and World War II Memorial Cairn. The cairn, originally organised by Bupa Tararu…

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Read more about the article Waihī Beach abuzz
Te Ariki Berryman and former Tall Blacks legend Byron Vaetoe. Photos: SUPPLIED/MIKE HILL

Waihī Beach abuzz

Brighton Reserve, Waihī Beach was abuzz with basketball fans of all ages on April 12 for the second annual Parafed Bay of Plenty (BOP) basketball and Sport whānau fun day.…

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