Overview

• Up to 119 full-time roles are at risk at the Tokoroa site, with redundancies scheduled to take effect in November, according to the South Waikato mayor.
• Staff were notified and allowed time to discuss the situation with their families, South Waikato Mayor Gary Petley said.
• A union representative said the consultation feels like a fait accompli and claimed imported plywood can land at roughly 60 percent of local manufacturing costs.
• Carter Holt Harvey has begun consulting on closing the plant and importing plywood, and a final decision is expected soon after the two-week process.
• The move comes as the sector contracts, including OJI Fibre Solutions cutting 130 jobs at Kinleith in June and a reported closure next month at Eves Valley affecting about 140 jobs.