Announcements

Labours education MP hits region 28 April 2015 REGIONAL TOUR: Labour MP Chris Hipkins was in the Eastern Bay on Wednesday talking with teachers. EASTERN Bay teachers had the ear of Labour’s education spokesman Chris Hipkins for a few hours on Wednesday. The MP for Rimutaka was in the area as part of a “reconnecting […]

Whakatane business secures honey deal 28 April 2015 SWEET DEAL: Jahn Iseri, Sophia Lim, Max Stowers and Judy Law at Thornton Road bottling plant Ora Honey. Photo Troy Baker D1985-05 A SINGAPOREAN business – Honey House – has signed an agreement with a Whakatane company to buy an initial consignment of honey. Honey House has

Kawerau say no to Frankton tyres 29 April 2015 Efforts to remove 150,000 old tyres dumped at a Frankton depot in Hamilton have struck complications, as another council tries to block the tyres coming into its district. City council ratepayers have been lumped with a $260,000 clean-up bill after a Hamilton business, tasked with disposing

8.2 percent increase for councillors 1 May 2015 ELECTED members of Kawerau District Council received a pay rise from the Remuneration Authority for the next financial year – the hike for all but the mayor being 8.2 percent. Finance and corporate services manager Peter Christophers presented a report about the salary increases during a full

Powhiri marks wananga celebration 1 May 2015 ENTERING THE TENT: Visitors are welcomed into the marquee at Te Manuka Tutahi Marae. Photo Troy Baker It is the first time the wananga has held the graduation event over two days. Acting chief executive Wiremu Doherty said there were 1300 certificates, bachelor, masters and doctoral degrees to award,

Council take over clubrooms 5 May 2015 KAWERAU District Council has decided to pay for basic repairs to clubrooms at Tarawera Park, formerly owned by the Onepu Rugby Union Football Club. The council took over the building’s ownership after its ground lease with the club expired. The council was presented with three options during a

Galatea speed stacker takes on the world stage 6 May 2015 MOST teenagers battle to stack a dishwasher, but the fast hands of one Galatea 14-year-old have earned him a spot representing New Zealand on a world stage. Caleb Mills returned from Canada last month after competing for the Junior Black Stacks team at the

Long-term council plan includes new pool 6 May 2015 A NEW swimming pool, a $150 increase to the uniform annual general charge and a town centre upgrade were the priorities in Kawerau District Council’s 2015-25 draft long-term plan. Submissions to the draft, can be made until May 11. The first key proposal highlighted in the consultation

6 May 2015 CONSTRUCTION of the first stage of Tarawera High School’s new buildings is on track to meet a June completion date. Earth works to prepare the site at the Kawerau school began at the end of 2014 and months later the new administration block and learning common are almost complete. Principal Helen Tuhoro

A company exploring for gold and silver south of Kawerau is enthusiastic following initial surveys – but can’t say when drilling may begin. Australian-owned Silver City NZ was awarded an exploration permit last year to look for gold and silver in an area covering 33sq km of the central North Island volcanic plateau. A two-person