Kawerau
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Kawerau is a town in the Bay of Plenty Region on the North Island of New Zealand. It is situated 100 km south-east of Tauranga and 58 km east of Rotorua. It is the seat of the Kawerau District Council
Kawerau, with Putauaki in the background
Plunket Street in the town centre during the 2009 Christmas Parade.
1987 Edgecumbe earthquake
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The 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake measured 6.5 on the moment magnitude scale and struck the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand at 1.42 pm on 2 March. The hypocentre was at a shallow depth of 8 km. The ep
Kawerau
…among the three towns in New Zealand with a majority Māori population, along with Ōpōtiki and Wairoa. Kawerau was one of the worst-affected towns in the 1987 Edgecumbe earthquake. Kawerau, one of the youngest towns in New Zealand, was founded in 1953 as a mill town for the new Tasman pulp and paper mill. The site for the mill…
Bay of Plenty Earthquake, 1987
1987 Edgecumbe earthquake
Commemoration plaque
Damaged Railway tracks