Greens Call For Urgent Inquiry Into Food Factory Closures
We’re losing the factories that process our food — and no one’s explaining why. The Greens want answers before New Zealand’s food security quietly slips away.

We’re losing the factories that process our food — and no one’s explaining why. The Greens want answers before New Zealand’s food security quietly slips away.

Hundreds of workers face redundancy as Heinz Wattie’s confirms factory closures, in what unions warn is part of a growing manufacturing crisis.

The McCain Hastings closure is the latest in a string of job losses — and Labour says it’s part of a deeper economic problem.

Labour says the McCain closure in Hastings is the latest sign of a growing jobs crisis, with manufacturing layoffs and rising unemployment across New Zealand.