Kawerau opts for new shade sails 30 December 2014 KAWERAU District Council is taking legal action against the company that provided poor-performing shade sails for the town’s skate park. The council discussed the sails at a meeting on December 16 and decided to replace them while the legal case against the provider continued. Operations and […]
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PLENTY of activities are on offer around Kawerau to fill in the last weeks of the summer holidays. Manna Support Services community development officer Bob Austin said January could be a difficult time for young people, especially after their families had returned to work. “The last two or three weeks before the new school year
Chipper to cope with felling 9 January 2015 INCREASED tree felling and thinning around Kawerau will be supported by a new chipping machine next year. Kawerau District Council agreed to buy a chipper at an estimated cost of $45,000 during a meeting on December 16. Operations and services manager Tom McDowall said that in 2014
Kawerau clubrooms on the move 14 January 2015 AFTER 30 years of housing Kawerau’s swimming club the two-storey clubrooms are leaving the pool complex to make way for a $700,000 upgrade. The building, which watches over the lane pool at the Maurie Kjar Memorial Swimming Pool Complex, opened in 1985 and preparations are under way
Kawerau clubrooms on the move 14 January 2015 AFTER 30 years of housing Kawerau’s swimming club the two-storey clubrooms are leaving the pool complex to make way for a $700,000 upgrade. The building, which watches over the lane pool at the Maurie Kjar Memorial Swimming Pool Complex, opened in 1985 and preparations are under way
Kawerau Incubate programme to run again in 2015 15 January 2015 A programme to help new business and social enterprise succeed and grow in Kawerau has been so well received by participants that the programme will run again in February 2015. Kawerau X Incubate was a 10 week programme that ran from October to December
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Precious metal quest to start 27 January 2015 An Australian-owned company will continue its search for gold south of Kawerau in the next few months. Silver City NZ was awarded an exploration permit last year to look for gold and silver in an area covering 33sq km of the central North Island volcanic plateau and
Photo competition closing soon 28 January 2015 WANTED … photographic images depicting some of the Eastern Bay’s most iconic rural spots. The photo competition for an upcoming book celebrating the beauty of the Eastern Bay closes on Sunday and the book’s co-authors are calling for more entries from Matata, Kawerau, Taneatua, Ruatoki, Waimana, Nukuhou, Matahi,
Kawerau dementia wing under construction 3 February 2015 A NEW purpose-built dementia wing at Kawerau’s Mountain View Rest Home is under construction and should be completed by June. Kawerau Social Services Trust spokesman John Brierley said people were living longer and problems like dementia were predicted to increase as the population aged both regionally and
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6 February 2015 This geothermal beauty basks in the glory of its famous maunga, says Elisabeth Easther. Where is it? At the base of Mt Putauaki (Edgecumbe), in the eastern Bay of Plenty, 283km from Auckland and 95km from Tauranga. Origin of name: Kawerau was a grandson of the mighty chief Toi Kai Rakau and