Media Release: New era for Kawerau with PGF backing

THE start of a new era of opportunities for business and employment in Kawerau begins with the $19.9 million PGF

Starting this Friday, 14 February 2020, the National Research Bureau (NRB) will be conducting the three-yearly community satisfaction survey.

The mobile breast screening service return to Kawerau has been cancelled for 2020.

The Council is seeking help from Upper Valley Road residents to rule out other possible avenues of the water sample contamination.

There are three Civil Defence Emergency Mobile Alert Systems, with details in this article. These were used to advise Kawerau residents of the original Boil Water Notice and its lifting on Tuesday night.

KAWERAU District Council is already completing upgrades to the water infrastructure and has committed major funds in the coming years.

Kawerau District Council Chief Executive Russell George said the water boiling restriction notice put into place on Saturday, 4 January 2020 had prompted questions about whether the Kawerau Council had invested enough in the infrastructure.

THE boil water restriction remains in place today on Sunday, January 5, 2020 and until further notice.

Industrial Symbiosis Kawerau’s (ISK’S) Workforce Development Chair Deanne Butler announced that Edwina O’Brien has been appointed Kawerau Pathways to Work (KPtW) Manager and will commence with the team in January next year. 

Three more Kawerau rangatahi have been offered positions with ISK’s Workforce Development KPtW (Kawerau Pathways to Work) cadetship scheme.