Fonterra to close Canpac site, impacting 120 jobs
Fonterra is closing a milk powder blending and packaging site in Hamilton, a move that will affect 120 jobs.
Some farmers are cheesed off with the co-op for its performance, consumers are unhappy with the high price of milk and motorists are fed up of milk tankers clogging our roads.
However, one Northland man has taken his dislike of the co-op to a new level. The man (52) appeared in Whangarei District Court charged with shooting at the co-op’s Kauri plant; he was remanded in custody for a mental health assessment.
He faces charges of unlawful possession of a restricted firearm (an SKS 7.62/39 calibre), reckless discharge of a firearm and importing a restricted weapon.
Fonterra says the man has no direct connection to the co-op.
