{"id":24959,"date":"2025-09-16T02:22:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/24959\/"},"modified":"2025-09-16T02:22:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T02:22:07","slug":"tokoroas-local-plywood-manufacturing-plant-closing-over-100-losing-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/24959\/","title":{"rendered":"Tokoroa’s local plywood manufacturing plant closing, over 100 losing jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nUp to 119 full-time jobs will be lost.
\nPhoto: UnSplash\/ Silvia Brazzoduro\n<\/p>\n

More than 100 more staff from Tokoroa’s local plywood manufacturing plant are set to lose their jobs as the company looks to source supply from overseas.<\/p>\n

Carter Holt Harvey is looking to close its Tokoroa-based plant and import ply from overseas, with the loss of up to 119 full-time jobs.<\/p>\n

South Waikato Mayor Gary Petley told Midday Report he was shocked at the news of more possible job losses in the district.<\/p>\n

“This doesn’t help us one little bit,” he said.<\/p>\n

“I believe that staff were notified yesterday and were given time to go home and go over those issues with their family…”<\/p>\n

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\nSouth Waikato Mayor Gary Petley.
\nPhoto: Supplied\n<\/p>\n

It sounded like it was a done deal, he said.<\/p>\n

Petley added that Tokoroa was resilient, but central government needed to do more to help the community.<\/p>\n

This follows OJI Fibre Solutions cutting 130 jobs after it closed the country’s last paper making machine at the neighbouring Kinleith site this year in June.<\/p>\n

Carter Holt Harvey’s site in Eves Valley near Nelson is also being closed from next month, with the loss of 140 jobs.<\/p>\n

The plywood manufacturing plant redundancies are set to take effect in November, Petley said.<\/p>\n

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