Kawerau

KAWERAU ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL | Kawerau Information

Kawerau is a small town in the Bay of Plenty region in the North Island, New Zealand. It is located 100 kilometres south-east of Tauranga and 58 kilometres east of Rotorua.

Kawerau is well-known for its natural, picturesque beauty and comfortable lifestyle. The town is centrally located to all the activities, attractions and adventures the Eastern Bay of Plenty has to offer.

It is home to the spectacular Tarawera Falls, tramping, fishing, golf, biking, all water sports and horse riding. Kawerau is the outdoor and adventure playground of the Eastern Bay. Kawerau offers locals and tourists and amazing variety of activities to make a stay as quiet or as busy as they like.

Kawerau is close to all the best beaches in the Eastern Bay. The sun, surf, sand and the beautiful fresh water lakes of Rotoma, Tarawera, and Okataina are only 15 minutes away.

It is one of the warmest place in New Zealand as it regularly tops the summer daily maximum with an average reported temperature of 28.3°C.

History

Kawerau is one of the youngest towns in New Zealand. It was founded in 1953 as a mill town. The site for the mill was chosen because of the ready availability of geothermal energy, water from the Tarawera River and the large supply of pine timber from the nearby Kaingaroa forest. Kawerau was carefully planned before construction. The town was built with an impressive number of facilities, to accommodate a multinational specialist workforce. The mill continues to drive the local economy and greatly influences the fortunes of the town.

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