14 October 2014 Kawerau’s Reegan Reid and Jonathan Smith officially have the potential to be future leaders to look out for. These Tarawera High School senior students have recently graduated from the Bay of Plenty Education Trust’s Future Leaders’ Programme. The programme, facilitated by Phil Laurence, has been developed specifically for the Bay of Plenty […]
24 October 2014 It’s the fatal flaw of our so called “rock star” economy; we still don’t add enough value to what we export. The recent slump in dairy prices has re-exposed the weakness, casting fresh doubt on the government’s target of lifting exports to 40 per cent of GDP by 2025. It’s in the
Forget Auckland – it’s Pokeno for a family and Kawerau to retire 5 November 2014 New Zealand’s roaring property market is a tale of two cities – Auckland and Christchurch – while the rest of the country mostly lags well behind. House prices in 16 areas across New Zealand have increased since the last property
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Kawerau business mentoring 3 December 2014 KAWERAU Enterprise Agency’s Incubate programme, designed to support new businesses, will be back next year after a successful 2014. Kawerau X Incubate is a 10-week programme that began in September with eight participating businesses or charity groups. KEA executive director Helen Stewart said each group received business coaching, mentoring
Kawerau work experience programme celebrated 3 December 2014 STUDENTS involved in a Kawerau work experience programme were celebrated on Thursday and presented with an opportunity to spend three weeks on an Outward Bound course. The programme was facilitated by Industrial Symbiosis Kawerau and recognised eight students on Thursday afternoon at Kawerau District Council. Each student
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Kawerau’s crossfit day out 9 December 2014 FIRMIN field hosted Kawerau’s Rangatahi tu Rangatira Crossfit event on Saturday, which offered an opportunity for all ages and abilities. Te Whiri Kawai partner and competitor Bob Austin said the event was the brainchild of Te Whiri Kawai youth workers collective. It aimed to promote and encourage health
Kabaddi trophy up for grabs 10 December 2014 KAWERAU’S Davina Thompson is in India competing in the Kabaddi World Cup. The tournament runs until December 20 and Thompson will be part of the 14-women New Zealand team, who will face England, Mexico and Pakistan in pool play. The traditional Indian sport has teams trying to
Precious metal quest to start 27 January 2015 An Australian-owned company will continue its search for gold south of Kawerau in the next few months. 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 and
Photo competition closing soon 28 January 2015 WANTED … photographic images depicting some of the Eastern Bay’s most iconic rural spots. The photo competition for an upcoming book celebrating the beauty of the Eastern Bay closes on Sunday and the book’s co-authors are calling for more entries from Matata, Kawerau, Taneatua, Ruatoki, Waimana, Nukuhou, Matahi,
Kawerau dementia wing under construction 3 February 2015 A NEW purpose-built dementia wing at Kawerau’s Mountain View Rest Home is under construction and should be completed by June. Kawerau Social Services Trust spokesman John Brierley said people were living longer and problems like dementia were predicted to increase as the population aged both regionally and
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