Resilient’ Tokoroa locals wonder how much more they can take
Beware the double edged sword of foreign investment warns a union official who says he has some sympathy for the owners of Tokoroa’s plywood plant where more than 100 people could soon lose their jobs.
The mood in Tokoroa was low when visited by the Waikato Times on Wednesday, locals said they were not sure how much more they could take in the wake of yet another closure of one of the town’s major employers.
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Poll: Are you a Te Huia fan?
All three Hamilton MPs appear to be united behind the retention of the Te Huia passenger rail service between Hamilton and Auckland, as well as potentially expanding it to Tauranga.
But whether Hamilton East’s Ryan Hamilton, Hamilton West’s Tama Potaka and soon-to-be Labour list MP Georgie Dansey have the combined power to shunt transport minister Chris Bishop and Prime Minister Christopher Luxon onto their line of thinking remains to be seen.
Are you a Te Huia fan? Tell us more in the comments (adding NFP if you don't want your words used in print).
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80.6% Yes
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19.4% No
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