New ZealandSiege: Officer discharged from hospitalA police officer shot in the hand during a 22-hour stand-off in the Bay of Plenty on Wednesday has been discharged from hospital.11 Mar 04:47 AM
New ZealandSuspicious death: Teen charged with murderA teenager has been charged with murder after the suspicious death of a 23-year-old man in Kawerau yesterday.02 Mar 10:48 PM
New ZealandFatal crash unleashes swarm of beesOne person has died and another been injured in a two-truck crash, which unleashed a swarm of bees, hindering emergency services attending the incident.26 Nov 09:54 PM
New ZealandHand broken in unprovoked attackThree men are facing assault charges after allegedly stabbing two people and breaking another man's hand in Kawerau on Friday.29 Jun 02:02 AM
TravelKia ora: KawerauThis geothermal beauty basks in the glory of its famous maunga, says Elisabeth Easther.05 Feb 08:30 PM
New ZealandAbandoned car eliminated from Mona Blades inquiryAn abandoned car found by a hunter in the Rangitaiki Forest has been eliminated from the Mona Blades inquiry.19 May 10:03 PM
New ZealandStab injury 'unsurvivable'The injury to the neck suffered by a man stabbed in Kawerau last night was unsurviveable, police say.11 Jan 04:12 AM
New ZealandNorske Skog cuts 110 jobsNorske Skog said one of its two paper machines at the Tasman Mill at Kawerau would close as of today with the loss of 110 jobs.08 Jan 09:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Jobs with a future neededThis month's toll of job losses is striking - but it's a reflection of a slowing of the Chinese economy. It's time to look for jobs that have a future.26 Sep 05:29 PM
New ZealandJob losses leave town battling to surviveKawerau has one of the country's highest proportion of beneficiaries, with 1725 of its 6921 residents receiving some kind of assistance.14 Sep 05:30 PM
BusinessUp to 140 jobs to go at paper millNorwegian newsprint giant Norske Skog confirmed today that it will halve newsprint production at its Tasman Mill at Kawerau. A union claims more than 100 of the 280 employees may lose their jobs.10 Sep 06:06 AM
New ZealandCold-case accuser sees no need to say sorryA Kawerau man who has linked a dead traffic officer to two high profile cold cases says he has nothing to apologise for.15 Mar 01:50 AM
