Plans resurface to burn treated timber at mill near Napier
Hastings District Council and Napier City Council first approached the mill in 2019 to explore whether its boilers…
Denis O’Brien emerges as major shareholder in Whakatāne Mill recapitalisation
During 2024, the mill undertook a significant investment, spending $128 million upgrading equipment and technology to increase production…
Bremworth rehires former staff and takes on Design Spun workers as Napier plant ramps up post-cyclone
Through the Ministry of Social Development (MSD), 15 candidates were referred to Bremworth, including former Design Spun staff.…
Project Phoenix: South Waikato positive about future after tough months
In response to the closure and to combat that uncertainty, the South Waikato District Council, together with local…
Tokoroa plywood mill closure adds to South Waikato job losses after Kinleith
He said the closure had left many families anxious as they waited for redundancy payments to cover mortgages…
Pan Pac cuts 20 jobs at Whirinaki mill – management and support roles lost
Clifford said during this time the company was able to keep all of their 440 staff employed, before…
Pan Pac cuts 20 jobs at Whirinaki mill – management and support roles lost
Clifford said during this time the company was able to keep all of their 440 staff employed, before…
Tokoroa plywood mill faces closure as Carter Holt Harvey looks to import
“It really sucks.” Middlemiss has been the organiser for the paper and timber union in Tokoroa since 1984…
NZ First’s Shane Jones takes aim at coalition Govt’s ‘managerialism’
As he often does, Jones slipped several nuggets of news into his address: revealing National’s first fast-track housing…