Aroha Ruha-Hiraka currently works as a practice nurse at Kawerau Medical Centre but hopes to continue study towards a medical doctor's degree.
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Family of 7-year-old who went missing in Kawerau harassed
The mother of the 7-year-old who went missing but was found in Kawerau yesterday says that since the story has been shared on social media her family have been harassed and criticised.
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Te Teko company helping rangatahi be work-ready
A NZ training forestry group in Te Teko are helping Māori youth to be work-ready in the Eastern Bay of Plenty. Tane Mahuta forest managers have trained 135 rangatahi over four years to be work-ready in forestry.
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Call to end discrimination against Māori principals by their non-Māori counterparts
The principal of a Kawerau Māori medium school says it's time to end unconscious bias and racism towards Māori principals by their non-Māori counterparts. Rīpeka Lessels says she is constantly challenged in her role by her colleagues and it needs to stop.
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Independent report released on police actions during Rhys Warren stand-off
An independent report into the actions by police during the stand-off with Rhys Warren near Kawerau in 2016 says that there were serious failings in how police operated during the siege.
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Kawerau youth panelists at Festival for the Future
Two Kawerau youths will feature as panelists at the national Festival for the Future in Wellington. Iraia Nuku and Whaiora Patrick were nominated by youth workers in Kawerau to speak at the festival.
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Māori organisations team up with Japanese
Eleven Māori organisations have teamed up with a Japanese food company called Imanaka and created Kawerau Dairy to develop a milk processing plants to make high-value niche products in Kawerau.
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First group of Edgecumbe residents return home
The Whakatāne District Council has confirmed that some Edgecumbe residents have been able to reoccupy their homes. While it is only a fraction of residents, the Whakatāne Mayor says it is a start.
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Edgecumbe residents have huge concerns about looting
Some Edgecumbe residents were able to return to their homes to collect much-needed items today. For those that heard the announcement at Rautahi Marae in Kawerau, it is what they have wanted to hear since having been evacuated from the township.
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Kawerau wins War Canoe Darts competition
Kawerau not only took out the War Canoe darts competition held in Rotorua yesterday, they also won the honour of hosting the tournament's 50th year next year.
