Kawerau New Zealand

27 May 2015 EASTERN Bay teams will compete in the Baywide Rippa Rugby World Cup today. More than 1500 players across two grades have competed in local tournaments over the past three weeks to find 12 qualifiers for today’s tournament at Paengaroa. Teams qualified from events played in Central, Western and Eastern Bay. The Eastern […]

Heritage in action at Waterwheel 5 June 2015 THE Waterwheel Historic Trust will be running a “Live Day” on Saturday at their collections site on Manukorihi Drive, alongside the traffic lights coming into Kawerau. There will be old engines powering an 1880 chaff cutter, shearing machines, a 1920 concrete mixer, tractor-pulled wagon rides and sausage

Eastern Bay Energy Trust CONSUMER POLL 2015 5 June 2015 Residents in five Kawerau neighbourhoods are living in healthier, more comfortable and safer homes thanks to the Kawerau Neighbourhoods of Healthy Homes (NoHH) project. NoHH project manager Mary Hermanson said that a 2008 study into the state of ageing homes in Kawerau and the impact

Six-hour race biggest adventure yet 10 June 2015 THEY’RE OFF: Competitors begin the Kawerau Six-Hour Adventure Race from Firmin Field on Saturday. Photo Louis Klaassen THE Kawerau Six-Hour Adventure Race included a record number of competitors on Saturday. Event committee member Edwina O’Brien said a record 400 people participated 127 teams, trekking, mountainbiking and various activities

Ageing organisation attracts hundreds 10 June 2015 KAWERAU residents formed a long line at the door of the town’s Concert Chamber for a Kawerau and District Ageing in Place (KDAIP) public meeting this month. A group began building the organisation’s foundations two years ago, with the aim of enabling elderly and disabled Kawerau residents to

Keys and Nga Ki finalists in awards 12 June 2015 A FORMER Kawerau woman is a finalist in the 2015 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults. Sacha Cotter’s children’s book Keys along with the te reo Maori version Nga Ki from Huia Publishers is one of five Picture Book finalists selected from

Rabbit athletics catching on 12 June 2015 OVER SHE GOES: Dolly Bird, a cross breed rabbit leaps a jump while below, Fancy Pants thinks hard about it first. Photos Louis Klaassen WHEN Kathy Davis first heard about competitive rabbit showjumping her reaction was – like most people – “What the …?” But the Kawerau rabbit

Sonny Bill surprise for students 12 June 2015 GIRLS banged on their school hall’s windows when rugby superstar Sonny Bill Williams visited Tarawera High School on Wednesday. The Chiefs and All Blacks midfielder made a surprise visit to the school as the New Zealand Rugby teenage rugby ambassador and as part of Maori rugby development

Blokes sheds a good day out 15 June 2015 NICE BIKE: Pat Theobald, from Opotiki, admires a BMW motorcycle. Photos Geoff Mercer D2169-03 TICKETS were limited to 120 for last Saturday’s Big Day Out for Blokes fundraiser, and they all sold out. Twenty-five who missed out were so desperate to peer into 10 other blokes’

16 June 2015 EVER THINE: Tame Iti painting the artwork that would be made into the poster for the feature documentary Ever the Land. Photo supplied SARAH Grohnert remembers the first time she met Tame Iti. Dressed in a pair of non-descript overalls with a paint-brush in one hand, Mr Iti was joking around with