Projects

Asset Mapping

Asset Mapping is a core component in Business Attraction, Expansion and Support (BAES), one of KEA's Key Drivers.  It is about growing our local economy by nurturing entrepreneurial businesses.
The aim of Asset Mapping is to:

• Identify and grow existing "entrepreneurial" business
• Identify potential for new businesses
• Provide an overview on the state of local industry/business
• Identify gaps and trends in current provisions
• Encourage inward opportunities
• Support KEA and KDC in long term planning

• see www.kea.org.nz/businessresources  

Bluelight

www.bluelight.co.nz or on Facebook: http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Kawerau-Blue-Light/100001587774903 

Objectives are:

• to encourage better relationships between young people and their parents, the police and the community.
• to prevent crime and anti social behaviour by exposing young people to different experiences and a healthy socialisation process in a safe supervised environment.
• to raise self esteem amongst young people.
  

Cluster Development

“Cluster development is recognised internationally as a core approach to upgrading competitiveness and building an innovative economy. Some 75 countries around the world now have cluster programmes in place, with a focus on engagement at the local level”

Ifor Ffowcs-Williams http://www.competitiveness.org/ or www.clusternavigators.com

KEA is involved with several Cluster groups

• Eastbay Courses Cluster - see below.
• Food and Beverage Cluster, Eastern Bay of Plenty
• Engineering Cluster - Central Engineering Group, see http://www.cegroup.org.nz/ for more information

East Bay Courses Cluster

Visit www.eastbaycourses.co.nz
This cluster was established in 1994 and includes a number of providers of education.
Its goals are to:

• be an effective organisation inclusive of all East Bay of Plenty providers (Organisation/Planning/Information)
• have a high level of visibility with the region, promoting the importance of tertiary education (Marketing/Promotion/Representation)
• provide tertiary leadership, support and solutions to the economic, social and educational development of the EBOP region (Networking/Collaboration).
• The Cluster is chaired by John Rogerson of Metaltech - www.eastbaycourses.co.nz/pages/home/provider-list/metaltech.php
• training and development of youth.

Industrial Land Availability

KEA has industrial land currently being developed into Lots of around 4000m². KEA owns and leases several Industrial buildings housing a range of industrial/warehousing/commercial, training and business tenants. Or check out the Industrial Land for Sale or Lease page.

For more information contact KEA on 07 323 7377 or visit http://www.kea.org.nz/investment-opportunities.asp

Jim Kennedy Training & Conference Centre

KEA has taken the Head Lease of the Norske Skog Training Centre (ex Maintain NZ) in Fletcher Avenue, and also purchased the 3 portacom buildings onsite.

The complex has been renamed the Jim Kennedy Training & Conference Centre in memory of Jim who gave more than 26 years to training apprentices and will continue to be used as a training facility with the establishment of a conference venue in the near future.

Transfield Services sublease part of the complex from KEA and provide in-house training in Telecommunications and Fibre Optics.

For further information check out the Jim Kennedy Training & Conference Centre page on this website.

Policies and Guidelines

KEA has developed a wide range of Policies and Guidelines for its own use.

These cover:

• Governance
• Risk Management
• Health & Safety
• Human Resources
• Asset Management
• Organisational

These are available for local Kawerau businesses to adapt and use as required. 

For further information please contact us.

Property Management

KEA owns industrial land and buildings for light industrial use.  See our Industrial Land & Premises for Sale or Lease page.

Another building in the centre of Kawerau is home to a wide range of businesses with a particular focus on health and social services and commercial business.

KEA has leased the Norske Skog Tasman Training Centre in Fletcher Ave.  Classrooms, offices, conference facilities and storage are available at this site.

Waterwheel Historic Trust Trading as Waterwheel Heritage Park

www.waterwheel.org.nz

The Waterwheel Heritage Park is an exciting project under development in Kawerau, New Zealand. Its aims are three-fold:

• To provide a tourist attraction for visitors to the Eastern Bay of Plenty showcasing the pioneering history of the district
• To protect and preserve the industrial archaeology of New Zealand, in particular that of the region’s agricultural, transport, timber, pulp and paper industries
• To offer to educate and train in industrial skills young and old alike in the Eastern Bay area. Thus both groups will be improved by joint association. This covers a huge spectrum of base skills.

KEA is involved as a supporting partner as we believe there are long term benefits to Kawerau and the wider Eastern Bay.  KEA also provides administrative and secretarial support to the Trust as well as storage and display facilities in Kawerau.

For further information check out our Waterwheel Heritage Park page.

Woodskills

KEA helped establish the National Woodskills Festival in 1989 and has been involved ever since.  Recently, Kawerau District Council has worked with the Woodskills Committee and developed this into Woodfest.  For more information visit http://www.crs.co.nz/woodskills . 

This event showcases some wonderful items made of wood and attracts large numbers to the Festival in Kawerau each September.

Other Links

Kawerau District Council - Economic Development  http://www.kaweraudc.govt.nz/aboutourdistrict/economicdevelopment.asp