Kawerau
Sign in to saveKawerau is a town in the Bay of Plenty Region on the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 100 km south-east of Tauranga and 58 km east of Rotorua. It is the seat of the Kawerau District Council, and the only town in Kawerau District.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Kawerau
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Minor urban area
- Settlement.total_type
- District
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Plunket St, Kawerau, March 2014.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Kawerau, with Putauaki in the background
- Settlement.image_map
- Kawerau in the North Island.svg
- Settlement.map_caption
- Kawerau district within the North Island
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- New Zealand
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Region
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Bay of Plenty
- Settlement.seat_type
- Electorates
- Settlement.seat
- East Coast (general) Waiariki (Māori)
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Territorial authority
- Settlement.leader_name2
- Kawerau District Council
- Settlement.leader_title3
- East Coast MP
via Wikipedia infobox
Key dates
- Inception
- 1953
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- town
- Country
- New Zealand
- Population
- +7750
- Area
- +21.94
- Official website
- www.kaweraunz.com
- Image
- Kawerau christmas parade 2009.jpg
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History and culture
- European settlement
- Recent history
- Marae
- Demographics
- Geography
- Climate
- Events
- Kawerau Woodfest & National Woodskills Competition
- Education
- Notable residents
- See also
- References
- External links
Kawerau is a town in the Bay of Plenty Region on the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 100 km south-east of Tauranga and 58 km east of Rotorua. It is the seat of the Kawerau District Council, and the only town in Kawerau District.
Kawerau is a small community, with an economy that is largely driven by the nearby pulp and paper mill that is run by Norske Skog and OJI Fibre Solutions. It is located along State Highway 34, southwest of Onepu, and is the terminus of the East Coast Main Trunk Railway, and the commencing point of the Murupara Branch railway.