Photo: Gaurav Kumar / PexelsKawerau is one of New Zealand's youngest towns, planned in the 1950s around the pulp and paper mill that still drives its economy. It sits beneath the sacred maunga Putauaki on the eastern Bay of Plenty plains, with abundant geothermal energy under the ground. Forestry, manufacturing and the Tarawera River shape daily life here.
Kawerau is one of New Zealand's youngest towns, planned in the 1950s around the pulp and paper mill that still drives its economy. It sits beneath the sacred maunga Putauaki on the eastern Bay of Plenty plains, with abundant geothermal energy under the ground. Forestry, manufacturing and the Tarawera River shape daily life here.
Kawerau is in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand.
Kawerau has an estimated population of around 7,500 (Stats NZ estimate).
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