Geothermal firm seeks Dutch help 28 May 2014 A Maori-owned geothermal business in Bay of Plenty is contracting one of the world’s top universities in the Netherlands to help it expand. Ngati Tuwharetoa ki Kawerau Geothermal Assets Ltd will bring in the Wageningen Institute to help it build a business-case for a geothermal powered greenhouse […]
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Kicking the habit in Kawerau 29 May 2014 Campbell Live congratulates the forestry town of Kawerau, in the Bay of Plenty – a community with one of the highest rates in the country for Maori smokers. Thanks to the WERO Challenge, – which is run nationwide – Kawerau is slowly turning smokefree. Wero in the
Norske goes cloud for ERP 29 May 2014 Giant newsprint producer Norske Skog Australasia will shell out millions of dollars over five years to transition from a legacy enterprise resource planning system to one that’s cloud based. Read full story in The Australian – Technology News.
Te Kaea Interview – Kawerau Medical Centre 29 May 2014 The new Kawerau Medical Centre opens its doors on Friday 30th May, with a new approach for healthcare in Kawerau by aiming to replicate what Dr Lance O’Sullivan has done to improve healthcare in Northland. See full story on Maori TV clip here.
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6 June 2014 THE offices of Kawerau’s new radio station Galaxy FM were filled with visitors for the official opening of the town’s new broadcaster yesterday afternoon. Organisers were expecting a good turnout during the launch party between 2pm to 10pm. Chief executive and breakfast show host Grant Reid said the launch of Galaxy FM
Local Government New Zealand (LGNZ) is pleased to announce that Kawerau District Council’s Kawerau Adopt a Nation – 2013 World Rafting Champs has won the Fulton Hogan EXCELLENCE Award for Community Impact at the inaugural LGNZ EXCELLENCE Awards. The Award was presented at a prestigious dinner in Nelson where more than 550 delegates from local
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Programme to help Kawerau businesses succeed 11 September 2014 Kawerau Enterprise Agency has launched a new business initiative designed to help businesses and social enterprises succeed and grow. Kawerau X Incubate is a 10 week programme where participants will receive business coaching, mentoring and training modules to build business capability. The programme will be held
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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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