'One has to ask when it will end': Tokoroa plywood factory marked for closure

'One has to ask when it will end': Tokoroa plywood factory marked for closure

Unions are calling on the Government to help the Tokoroa community after workers were told of the likely closure of the plywood plant in the town. Carter...

Tokoroa plywood plant closure looms, union says decision 'fait accompli'

Up to 119 jobs could go at Carter Holt Harvey's Tokoroa factory, with locals calling the move devastating for the town.

Tokoroa plywood workers reeling as CHH announces closure plan – E Tu

Workers at Carter Holt Harvey’s (CHH) Tokoroa plywood factory are reeling after the company announced plans to shut the site, putting over 100 local jobs on the chopping block. The announcement comes after the Kinleith pulp and paper mill in Tokoroa announced the closure its paper-making operation earlier this year, with about 150 jobs lost. E tū delegate Andrew Dobbs, who has worked at CHH in Tokoroa for 24 years, says members are devastated. “…