Kawerau is situated in the Eastern Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, in the middle of the North Island. The town thrives on industry and today, is New Zealand’s 2nd largest user of electricity, contributing in excess of $1billion to the New Zealand economy per annum. For every job at the “Mill”, this provides 6 others across New Zealand.
A town based on wood processing and providing 24hour, 7 day a week engineering services, Kawerau offers an outstanding range of skills and resources.

The Territorial Authority’s main income comes from the following:

• Industry – wood processing.
  
  
• Engineering, light to heavy – eg. Allied Industrial Engineering.
  
  
• Retail including Arts and Crafts.
  
  
• Tourism including Events.