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Alliance to close plant, 600 staff to be impacted
The company told staff in Timaru today.
Policy
Jones goes for maximum cut to orange roughy
In one of his first big calls, the Fisheries Minister opted for a cautious approach.
Balance sheet, solid earnings gave Fonterra room to declare special dividend: CFO
Its strategy is being updated next week.
News in Brief
More than 600 jobs on the line as Alliance workers meet in Timaru
Meatworkers Union national secretary Daryl Carran says he doesn’t know what Alliance bosses are going to tell all Timaru workers they’ve called to a meeting on Friday morning, but “it’s not going to be about beautifying” their Smithfield plant.The union has 660 members at the ful...
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Riley won the Dairy NZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024. He was the New Zealand Shareholders Association emerging journalist of the year in 2022. His journalism experience includes more than a year as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times. He has a diploma in journalism from Wintec.
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