Asking prices for houses in the small Bay of Plenty town Kawerau have led the country over the past decade, increasing by 132% between 2011 and 2020, according to realestate.co.nz data.
One of the youngest towns in New Zealand, Kawerau was founded in 1953 as a mill town for the new Tasman pulp
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