Classic cars are expected at the warm up. Photo: GORDON PREECE
Beach Hop warm up in Waihī
Waihī is gearing up for its Warm Up Party for the 2023 Beach Hop, which will bring classic cars and hot rods, as well as the infamous “undie 500”, to…
Some Thames Gymsports members who live in Eastern Coromandel face no competitions or weekly trainings. File Photo: SUPPLIED
Highway closures affect Thames clubs
Members of some Thames sports clubs have discontinued training and competing since the Kōpū-Hikuai Road closure in late January.Thames Gymsports administrator Michelle Lange told The Profile between 20 and 30…
Handler Neil John places a kiwi into a release box in 2021. Photo: SUPPLIED/RACHEL HOLMES
Kiwi mustered for return home
Up to 25 kiwi will be returning home to a sanctuary in Te Mātā at the end of March. The birds are part of the Operation Nest Egg programme, a national…