Over 100 jobs on the block at Carter Holt Harvey site in Tokoroa
Carter Holt Harvey is looking to close its Tokoroa-based plywood manufacturing plant and import ply from overseas with the loss of up to 119 full-time jobs.
E Tū Union spokesman for the site, Red Middlemiss has this morning confirmed that staff and union members were told on Monday that their jobs were on the line.
Poll: How are fuel prices affecting you?
We’re taking the bus or the train and trucking companies are getting slammed with price rises to simply stay on the road.
Welcome to the world of $3 a litre plus for fuel.
As the average price of 91 octane petrol across the country rose to $3.32/L at the start of the working week and politicians nervously eyed storage figures, Waikato households feeling the strain were offered little but hope.
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‘Simply irresponsible’: Wallaby likely kept as pet in Hamilton, regional council says
A wallaby spotted in Hamilton was probably kept as a pet, the regional council says - and that’s “simply irresponsible”.
The dama wallaby, which had an immature joey in its pouch, was spotted in Frankton on March 3, reported and killed, Waikato Regional Council says.
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