Allied Industrial Engineering turbine specialist Steve Sands, who previously worked for the General Electric Company in the United Kingdom, says the project for Norske Skog is the most significant he has worked on. “The manufacture of a brand new turbine rotor has never been done in New Zealand before,” he said. After generating electricity for […]
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Photo Louis Klaassen D3599-11 THE location will be known as Kawerau Adventure Hub, the building will be called Firmin Field Lodge, and the field will be known as Firmin Field. Kawerau district councillors agreed on new names for the location home to the Firmin Field Clubrooms and its environs this week, choosing a name for
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KAWERAU’S Joseph McClutchie has once again danced his way to the top to represent New Zealand at the 2016 World Hip-Hop Dance Championship in the United States. Described as the world’s most celebrated dance event, the international championship is being held at Las Vegas in August, with more than 40 countries competing. McClutchie, 24, a
GRADUATE: Four years after leaving the army Matthew Tihi graduates with a bachelor of law with honours on May 6. KAWERAU born Matthew Tihi has gone from serving overseas with the New Zealand Army to graduating with a bachelor of law this year. He spent 16 years in the army, first as an armourer and
TV spot sparks roll growth 18 May 2016 SPIN-OFFS: New enrolments and positive feedback has followed Tarawera High School’s appearance on television this month, delighting the students, staff and principal Helen Tuhoro, D3679-03 AN appearance on national television this month has sparked roll growth at Tarawera High School in Kawerau. Principal Helen Tuhoro said eight
The $100 million project, which is likely to get underway at the end of this year and be finished by 2018, will process enough electricity to power around 25,000 homes. Matt Todd, the chief executive for Eastland Group — which makes up half of the Te Ahi O Maui partnership alongside Kawerau A8D Ahu Whenua
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ON STAGE: Puruakena August performs onstage at the national Street Dance New Zealand competition this year. Photo supplied DANCE means everything to Puruakena August who will soon relive his dream of performing on an international stage once again. From Kawerau, August dances with Tauranga’s Urban Dance Company crew De Visu which placed first at the
DRILLING has begun on the first of three wells for the $120 million Te Ahi O Maui geothermal power project near Kawerau. Te Ahi O Maui is 100 percent New Zealand-owned via a partnership between Eastland Generation and Kawerau A8D Ahu Whenua Trust. The project involves building a 25-megawatt geothermal power plant, and project manager
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In Rotorua, the median house value has jumped 15 per cent annually but is still affordable at $318,000, according to data from QV. Photo / Ben Fraser Rotorua, Whakatane and Taupo are three new areas to bask in the glow of Auckland’s property boom as investors drive up values. First-home buyers and investors priced out
17 June 2016 KAWERAU District Council has acted on the community’s call for more public toilets to be installed in the town centre. The council decided at an extraordinary meeting on Tuesday to spend $140,000 on new town centre toilets and have them installed by Christmas. Discussion about public toilets in the town centre was