Woodfest carves out records 30 September 2015 SAW RACING: Waata Novata competes in the chainsaw racing event in Prideaux Park. KAWERAU’S Woodfest weekend drew thousands of visitors and broke records over the three days of woodcrafts, carving, chainsaw racing and woodchip shovelling. Organiser Lee Barton said 8000 to 10,000 people attended from Friday to Sunday, […]
Bodybuilders show their stuff 14 October 2015 STATES BOUND: Kawerau’s Rota Elliott will return to the United States next month in search of another title. KAWERAU bodybuilder Rota Elliott is not finished with the United States yet. Elliott said at the end of last year he was not satisfied with winning a Natural Olympia
BUSINESS PLAN: Helen Stewart is proud of initiatives that have attracted people to work and live in the town. Kawerau is a town of opportunity, says Helen Stewart By David Porter Helen Stewart has developed a passion for Kawerau’s business life and its local community since moving to the Eastern Bay of Plenty town in
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16 October 2015 STUDIO: Tarawera High School’s Rangimari Teirney records her song Unconditional Love at The Porch recording studio in Hamilton. A SONG written by a Tarawera High School student to reflect her relationship with God was a finalist in the 2015 Play it Strange national secondary school songwriting competition. Although Rangimari Teirney, 17, did
23 October 2015 NEW population gains for the Whakatane and Kawerau districts stand in contrast to an expert’s view that the Eastern Bay’s population is in inexorable decline. Whakatane’s population grew by 400 to 34,600 in the year to the end of June – an increase of 1 percent on the previous year, according to
28 October 2015 KAWERAU BMX star Sarah Walker claimed the North Island title in Taupo on Saturday. The 27-year-old Olympic silver medallist took out the event, which also doubled as a UCI category one event, carrying Olympic qualifying points. The win came at the end of a long international campaign where Walker competed in the
Medical centre adds three new rooms 11 November 2015 AFTER opening its doors 17 months ago, Kawerau Medical Centre has added three new rooms to its Islington Street centre to accommodate growing enrolments. Practice manager Lana Nicholas said three new rooms had been added to the existing medical centre – two consultation rooms, making six in total,
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Gift pack for new residents 18 November 2015 WELCOME PACK: New residents to Kawerau will receive a welcome pack full of useful information for new residents, including what to see and do in the area, and gifts. STARTING this month, new residents buying homes in Kawerau will be given a welcome pack. The brainchild of
Kawerau elderly awarded petrol money 25 November 2015 KAWERAU elderly were successful yesterday in their request for a guaranteed annual grant of $3000 to pay for transport to medical appointments in Whakatane, subject to them fronting up with financial documentation. Kawerau District Council discussed the Kawerau Seniors Forum request at a meeting yesterday. Deputy mayor
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Kawerau night markets all go 27 November 2015 AN exemption from restrictions applying to trading in a public place means Kawerau’s night markets can continue. Kawerau District Council voted unanimously this week to exempt the summer night markets from clause 7 in its general bylaw, allowing the series to take place in the town’s central