Dog booklets dished out in Kawerau 24 March 2015 ALL preschools and primary schools in the Kawerau district received copies of the booklet Keeping our Children Safe around Dogs last month. Kawerau District Council heard about the resource, printed by the University of Waikato, at a regulatory and services committee meeting on Tuesday. Regulatory and […]
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24 March 2015 KAWERAU’S flowerbeds are being prepared for new winter planting along with a continued focus on lifting branches around the town’s parks. Kawerau District Council was briefed about maintenance of the town’s parks and reserves at a regulatory and services committee meeting last week. Operations and services manager Tom McDowall said the focus
Fulton Hogan win road reseal contract 25 March 2015 FULTON Hogan has won a tender to reseal a number of roads and parking areas around Kawerau. On March 17, Kawerau District Council was presented with three tender prices to reseal the streets, which includes a stretch of River Road. Councillors voted to accept the Fulton
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Kawerau seeking Christmas director 25 March 2015 KAWERAU District Council is on the hunt for a show director to manage the town’s annual evening show as part of the Christmas in the Park celebrations. Events and community activities team leader Lee Barton said the event at Prideaux Park provided a variety of entertainment and attracted
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Painters on road to success 26 March 2015 Jordan Mason, 22, and Te Peeti Te Pou, 21, hail from Taneatua and Kawerau respectively are rapt with their new life in Christchurch. PHOTO SUPPLIED In a brave move to turn their lives around, two young Eastern Bay of Plenty men were among the first to take up
Ron Hardie centre floor cracks 27 March 2015 CRACKS have opened between the wooden floor boards of Kawerau’s Ron Hardie Recreation Centre after extraction fans dried the floor. Kawerau District Council learned about the centre’s flooring woes at a regulatory and services committee meeting on Tuesday. Operations and services manager Tom McDowall said that after
RECENTLY I read an article that told me Tourism Holdings’ profits were up from an estimated $4 million to $5.6 million. In case readers don’t know, THL is New Zealand’s largest motorhome rental agent. This huge profit comes from the rental of certified self-contained motor homes and injects millions into New Zealand’s economy, along with
Kawerau Youth Council sworn in 31 March 2015 YOUTH COUNCIL: (Back) Warwick Godfery, Chris Marjoribanks, Bless Maxwell, Levi Whata, Malcolm Campbell, Iraia Nuku, Carolyn Ion, Faylene Tunui, JJ Rika, (middle) Hohia Heurea, Majean Rogers, Timoti Rogers, Leo Bicknell, Taylor van Gulick, Saphyrra van Gulick, Rebekah Bloxham, (front) Elly Marie Beattie, at the Kawerau Youth Council’s
Memorial mural switched for alternative 31 March 2015 KAWERAU District Council is developing a memorial to honour one of the town’s young residents after he lost his battle with cancer last year. During a regulatory and services committee meeting on March 17 councillors declined a proposal for a painted mural at the Plunket Street skate
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Final summer night market 31 March 2015 AFTERNOON rain cleared just in time for the start of Kawerau’s final summer night market on Thursday, which concluded with a song and dance. Along with the colourful line-up of food and craft stalls, which lined the paved edges of Jellicoe Court, the crowd was treated to a