Media Release 
For immediate Release 
16 July 2021

Tasman Paper Machine Number 3 

The Sir James Fletcher Kawerau Museum and Library are pleased to present a new exhibition entitled Tasman Paper Machine Number 3.
The exhibition explores the history of Paper Machine Number 3 from its commission in the mid 1970’s through to the final jumbo reel on June 29, 2021, signalling the end of newsprint production in Kawerau.
Visitors will learn about the early developments of the mill site including the expansion programme called Project Tane, which included the installation of paper machine number 3.  
It also offers visitors the opportunity to view images of the rebuild of PM3 following the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake and of those people who have recently worked on the machine.
The exhibition is a family friendly experience which encourages you to explore not only the story behind the machine but also the paper making process and to even take home one of our activity sheets to have a go at making recycled paper yourselves.
A video accompanies the exhibition, which is held in the inner Museum Gallery (inside the Kawerau District Library) and the Museum display windows in Jellicoe Court.
The Museum Curator and Museum Technical Assistant have developed this new exhibition with enormous support from members of the Norske Skog Tasman team for which we are very grateful. 
The Kawerau District Library and Sir James Fletcher Kawerau Museum are open weekdays from 10am until 5pm and on Saturdays from 10am until 1pm. 

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