Kawerau residents have been experiencing delays in the collection of their recycling each week, for a number of reasons.

Interest in the Porritt Glade Lifestyle Village in Kawerau continues.

The annual graduation was held at the Kawerau Cosmopolitan Club, with the three Eastern Bay Mayors presenting certificates to nearly 60 of the region’s industry graduates.

The iconic King of the Mountain Race will celebrate its 65th ‘Blue Sapphire’ anniversary in 2020.

NOTICE - Road closure from Monday, 19 October 2020 

The downstream culvert at Cobham Drive will be worked on first which means that River Road will be closed from 262 and 264 River Road from Monday, 19 October.

Bus students who live around the Cobham Drive and Ward Street area in Kawerau will either need to make their way to the River Road Dairy or Kawerau Life Konnect (the former Kawerau Intermediate School) during the first of the two closures for pickup. The school bus pickup times remain unchanged.

FOLLOWING the successful installation of the retention basins earlier this year prior to COVID-19 lockdown, work is about to get underway in the Kawerau District for another flood protection project.

THE impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic have been particularly hard on the events sector.

This weekend the revised event ‘Stacked Kawerau’ has been postponed until November 27 and 28.

The new timeframe was needed to allow exhibitors to set up their works and related to the government announcement of the region moving from COVID-19 Level 2 to Level 1.

This event is being held in the Kawerau Town Hall and is free to the public to attend.

Kawerau District Council welcomes the introduction of the new regulations for drinking water in New Zealand.

As part of the Government’s Three Waters review, the Mayor, Chief Executive and various elected members attended workshops and presentations from officials about the introduction of new regulations and a proposed approach to Three Waters investment and service delivery reform.

At the upcoming Council meeting on August 25, the Kawerau District Council will make decisions about whether to sign the initial Water Reform Memorandum of Understanding.

Mr Campbell said Kawerau, like many communities, was fortunate to have residents who freely give their time to benefit others.