Grieving Bay of Plenty father wants meth off streets
7 May, 2021 07:00 PM
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Ron Gray s son Jared died after crashing his car on Tuesday, May 4. It all started with meth. These are the words of a grieving father who lost his son in a car accident in Rotorua this week - the second family tragedy he has suffered after losing another son and that son s mother in another road smash.
A police spokesman said yesterday an investigation into the crash was ongoing.
Ron Gray, in an interview with the Rotorua Daily Post Weekend, talked about his 35-year-old son s life, saying Jared was a hearty young fella but one who had battled a meth addiction.
Grieving Bay of Plenty father wants meth off streets
7 May, 2021 07:00 PM
4 minutes to read
Ron Gray s son Jared died after crashing his car on Tuesday, May 4. It all started with meth. These are the words of a grieving father who lost his son in a car accident in Rotorua this week - the second family tragedy he has suffered after losing another son and that son s mother in another road smash.
A police spokesman said yesterday an investigation into the crash was ongoing.
Ron Gray, in an interview with the Rotorua Daily Post Weekend, talked about his 35-year-old son s life, saying Jared was a hearty young fella but one who had battled a meth addiction.
Rotorua man Jared Gray killed after car hit tree had a heart of gold
4 May, 2021 06:00 AM
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Thirty-five-year-old Jared Gray died when his car hit a tree in the Rotorua CBD. Photo / Supplied
Thirty-five-year-old Jared Gray died when his car hit a tree in the Rotorua CBD. Photo / Supplied
The family of Rotorua s Jared Gray has paid tribute to him, saying he was a loving man.
A family spokeswoman said Gray really did have a heart of gold . He was a good person and he would do anything for anyone within his power.
Gray was born and bred in Rotorua , having attended Western Heights High School as a teenager.
Rotorua students achieve scholarship success
14 Feb, 2021 11:00 PM
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Western Heights High School students Ashton McGarvie and Zach Jans achieved scholarship last year.
Despite a tough and unprecedented year in 2020, Rotorua students continued to excel in their academic ventures. More than 10,400 students entered New Zealand Scholarship examinations last year, and of those who sat them, 2148 students were awarded one or more scholarships across the 36 subjects.
New Zealand Scholarship assesses students on their ability to demonstrate high-level critical thinking, abstraction and generalisation.
John Paul College topped the list of Bay of Plenty recipients with students achieving 15 Scholarships and three Outstanding Scholarships.
Where would you like to work? Apprentices snapped up as trades stay busy
13 Feb, 2021 01:00 AM
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Nic Colville has almost finished his building apprenticeship. Photo / George Novak
Nic Colville has transferred his passion for landscaping and gardening into building and is living his dream. The 29-year-old will celebrate the end of his apprenticeship in a few months time and said taking up a trade was the best move of his life. I studied horticulture at school and then I worked at some garden centres. But I started thinking about career moves and I didn t know what I wanted to do but I did know I didn t want to be in an office.