230 jobs confirmed gone when Kinleith mill closes in June

"A bitter blow for the south Waikato." That's the reaction from the union for 230 workers who today had it confirmed they would lose their jobs at Kinleith's pulp and paper mill at the end of June. The plant's owner, Oji Fibre Solutions is closing the paper division after a 100 million dollar loss in 2023. In November, the company laid out a proposal to discontinue its paper production. But confirmation still came as a shock to many of the workers - and there's anger the government didn't do more to help. Natalie Akoorie was at the mill and filed this report.