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Peter McBride new chair of Sydney Markets

Peter McBride new chair of Sydney Markets

After 66 years as Kawerau's big employer, news of the Tasman Mill's imminent closure with the loss of 160 jobs is just starting to sink in.

Unease in Kawerau as mill consults with staff About 160 people work at Norske Skog’s newsprint factory at the Tasman pulp and paper mill in Kawerau. Photo: Peter Meecham/Stuff. '); } else { // } The mayor of Kawerau says the town is unsettled to hear that up to 160 jobs could be on the line as staff consultations begin at Norske Skog’s operations at Tasman mill. Norwegian owned Norske began talking with staff on Wednesday about the results of a strategic review it began last September. But it declined to say what the review’s conclusion was at this stage. May...

Kawerau median house price climbs 200 per cent in less than a decade 24 Jan, 2021 12:02 AM 7 minutes to read The Bay of Plenty town of Kawerau. Photo / File Cashed-up buyers from Auckland, Tauranga and Rotorua looking to retire could be fuelling Kawerau's property boom, long-term locals say. Median house prices in the Bay of Plenty town have skyrocketed almost 200 per cent in a decade. In 2011, the town's median house price was $108,000. Now prices have climbed above $300,000. One real estate agent said one residential home sold for more than $800,000 - the biggest sale he...