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Affco fined $500,000 over worker’s ‘wholly avoidable’ death in freezer
A frame full of offal cartons fell and fatally crushed Alfred Edwards.
Whanganui: stink at meatworks came from helping hand
Affco says an odour problem was due to taking on extra rendering.
Whanganui's dark, cold, isolated, risky bus shelter is a heritage building we don't need
NZ's most out-of-the-way, antiquated, rundown and least attractive inter-city bus station.
Council chief 'court action achieved nothing'
How much does a blown fuse cost - ten dollars, maybe fifty? How about $100,000 plus.
Explosion at Affco's Moerewa freezing works
There was an explosion in a coal hopper at the Affco Moerewa Meat Processing Plant.
Activist will keeping singing to animals despite abuse
Sandra Kyle asks meat companies for permission to comfort condemned animals
Whanganui news: Fake banknotes; animal activist; Winter Wonderfest and crime prevention
News in brief: Fake banknotes; animal activist; Winter Wonderfest and crime prevention
Charlie Chadwick: A hard working man who loved his family
He was an active man, a meat worker that ran a lot and was well known for his martial arts
Workers detail breathing difficulties during ammonia leak
Details of the ammonia leak have emerged after an Official Information Act request.
No investigation into ammonia leak by WorkSafe
Affco will complete a voluntary review of health and safety at its Imlay plant.
Jobs outlook good for Hawke's Bay
Trade Me sees positive outlook for new jobs in the Hawke's Bay region.
Supreme Court dismisses Affco's unlawful lockout appeal
Court dismisses Affco's unlawful lockout appeal, says workers 'were like employees'.
Affco, Meat Workers Union in Supreme Court
Affco, Meat Workers Union in Supreme Court over bargaining breakdown.
Supreme Court hears Affco case in Wellington
Affco's case is being heard in the Supreme Court in Wellington today.
Court of Appeal upholds decision against Affco
A decision by the Employment Court that Affco NZ unlawfully locked out seasonal meatworkers has been upheld by the Court of Appeal. The
Affco loses bid to overturn ruling on unlawful lockouts
Affco lost its bid to throw out a ruling that it unlawfully locked out meat workers when collective bargaining was taking place.
Bay employers pay out more than half a million in fines
Bay of Plenty employers have collectively paid out more than $548,400 over the past four years for causing serious harm to their workers
Justice Toogood to hear Richmond case
Justice Kit Toogood sits on the bench today for Affco New Zealand's appeal against an Employment Court ruling.
Affco: War of the works
A cleaner caught on a meat hook in a terrible workplace accident has lifted the lid on simmering tensions at the country's largest meat works.
Affco to appeal ruling on seasonal workers
Affco New Zealand has been granted leave to appeal against an Employment Court ruling that the rights of seasonal workers were preserved in the off-season as if they were in continuous employment.
Affco must allow workers to return to day shifts
The Employment Court has ruled Affco must allow 200 Wairoa freezing workers to return to their jobs.
Affco workers vote to strike
About one thousand meatworkers at eight Affco plants in the North Island have voted to strike for two days.
Meat deal too tough to swallow
New Zealand meat companies abandoned efforts to consolidate and reduce surplus capacity last year because they lacked an agreed export strategy.
Man's head impaled on meat works hook
A man is in a stable condition today after being impaled through his head by a hook on a piece of equipment at a Bay of Plenty meat works yesterday.