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From left: Geoff Price, third; Ken Geenty, second; and John Watson, first. Photo: SUPPLIED

Thames hosts national croquet comp

Post author:Staff Reporter
Post published:January 30, 2024
Post category:Sport

With a backdrop of blue skies, sparkling blue calm sea, and blue flowering agapanthus, the Thames Croquet Club with its five full sized courts was the perfect venue for the…

Sienna Moore from Thames clears the bar in the girls grade 13 high jump event. Photo: SUPPLIED

Athletics fun

Post author:Staff Reporter
Post published:January 30, 2024
Post category:Sport

The 2024 North Island Colgate Games took place in Auckland at Mt Smart Stadium on January 5-7. Both Paeroa and Thames were well represented at the event, with several athletes…

A daring aerobatic routine from American Harvard warbirds delighted the crowd. Photo: ALICE PARMINTER

Wheely good time

Post author:Alice Parminter
Post published:January 30, 2024
Post category:News

The Sir Keith Park Memorial Airfield in Thames was packed on January 27. Thousands of people poured in through the gates for the annual Wings and Wheels festival. Spectators wandered…

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