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NZ Street Art Festival 8 February 2014 NZ Street Art Festival tickets are now on sale for Waitangi weekend 2014.  The festival brings together NZ artists from all backgrounds to celebrate and promote street art , music and culture.   www.streetlegalfestival.com

Sir James Fletcher Memorial Trust Grant 3 March 2014 Applications are open until 14 March, for the Sir James Fletcher Memorial Trust Grant.  The grant provides annual awards to encourage the development and personal potential through education for the descendants of the 1953 resident and/or registered landowners of the Tasman Mill site.   Download an application

11 March 2014 The Kawerau Career Expo sponsored by Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, is being held on Tuesday 15th April at the Ron Hardie Recreation Centre from 9am to 4pm. The Expo uniquely targets secondary school students through  to mature adults seeking a career change.  There will be up to 50 exhibitors showing off

Mana Wahine Fight Night 15 May 2014 Mana Wahine Fight Night tickets can be ordered or purchased from Tuwharetoa, Manna Support or Te Wananga o Aotearoa.  There will be seven fights on the night between a group of women representing Kawerau who have paired up with women from Whakatane, Opotiki and Rotorua.  Doors open at

New radio station for Kawerau 20 May 2014 A new community radio will launch in Kawerau next month. Galaxy FM will host an official opening night from 2pm to 10pm on June 5, which will coincide with Matariki. Galaxy FM broadcasts at 107FM and will play a wide range of music.

Kawerau Medical Centre Open Day 30 May 2014 Kawerau Medical Centre’s grand opening and public open day is on Friday 30th May 2014.  Public viewing will be from 1.00pm to 4.00pm and everyone is welcome to come along and have a look through the new building. Like on Facebook for more info: www.facebook.com/kaweraumedicalcentre

Community LED Education 9 June 2014 Let’s put the ‘community’ back into ‘education’ by sharing aspirations for a Community LED Education programme.  Do you wish to see Community Education in Kawerau?  Have you got skills and energy to share?  Is there something you wish to learn and experience? Open to anyone and everyone – 6pm,

Kawerau readies for rafting World Champs 16 October 2013 Seventy rafting teams from all over the world will descend on the Bay of Plenty in November as New Zealand hosts the World Championships…….. By Huw Beynon, Sport Reporter, TV3 News Read the full story and see the video

Woodfest 2013 brings big crowds 13 September 2013 The 2013 Woodfest and National Woodskills competition was another huge success with good crowds. The judge of the national competition, Roy Buckley, commented that the entries are increasing in quality each year, with the younger generation producing more exceptional pieces of furniture.  

Great success with town promotion 20 September 2013 Kawerau Proud is a group of passionate locals keen to market Kawerau to motor caravanners, people who have lived here or grew up here and prospective retirees. The group led by Sandra van Egmond of KDC and Helen Stewart of KEA recently spent the weekend at the