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“I sat down in this massive room with all these people, and The Rock walked in.” Mcnaught says he was initially taken on as a stand-in, substituting for Johnson before filming so scenes could be set up for lighting and camera arrangements. He says he progressed to being a back-up body double to Johnson’s cousin […]

Forest of food planted in Kawerau 3 April 2017 Kawerau’s Urban Food Forest project launched in February and will become a source of fresh produce for everyone. The project will see thousands of fruit and nut trees, berries and herbs planted in the Monika Lanham Reserve. People can help themselves to the produce at no

Top muso teaches Kawerau students a few tricks 18 April 2017 Tarawera High School music students had a special visit from a top musician recently. The original keyboard player from top New Zealand band Katchafire, Hani Tatorewa, visited the school for the day. Tatorewa worked with Tarawera High School’s music students from the Musicians’ Hub

Kawerau volunteer efforts recognised 24 April 2017 Whakatane Mayor Tony Bonne says he cannot thank volunteers enough for the help they have given to Edgecumbe’s flood-hit residents. Photo/file Kawerau’s Civil Defence Centre at Rautahi Community Marae officially closed on Tuesday, after 10 days supporting victims of the Edgecumbe floods. At a ceremony held to recognise

New Netball Development Officer for Kawerau 18 May 2017 The Waikato Bay of Plenty Netball Zone is pleased to announce that Anneke Hepi has been appointed as a Netball Development Officer based in Kawerau. Anneke is passionate about netball and eager to help grow younger netballers in the Kawerau area. The role of development officers

New Role to Boost Talented Netballers 6 June 2017 NEW ROLE: Anneke Hepi is the new Kawerau netball development officer. Photo Louis Klaassen  A NEW focus on Kawerau’s raw netball talent has been established. Waikato Bay of Plenty netball have appointed Kawerau born-and-bred Anneke Hepi as the new development officer for the area. The newly

Science students have learning experience at mill 12 June 2017 Tarawera High School Year 13 science students brought their learning out of the classroom recently during a field trip to the Oji Fibre Solutions mill in Kawerau. Currently studying processes, having the opportunity to visit Oji Fibre Solutions was extremely beneficial to the students’ learning,

Giant Tiki to be painted on Auckland hotel 26 June 2017 Accor Hotels has commissioned internationally renowned artist Owen Dippie to design a piece of artwork on its 25m wall on Custom Lane in downtown Auckland. Dippie’s accustomed to painting large scale pieces, his arguably most-viewed outdoor piece is his three storey high portrait of

Tarawera High School honoured at Australasian learning environment awards 19 July 2017 Kawerau’s Tarawera High School has been honoured for its educational facilities at a recent awards ceremony in Singapore. The school’s project design, by architects RTA Studio, earned a commendation in Category 1: New Educational Facility Construction/Entire Educational Facility in Learning Environments Australasia’s 10th