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The role saw him supervising installations throughout New Zealand as well as Australia, Asia and the Pacific. “It was shock to be laid off, but I quickly saw there was no reason I couldn’t start up on my own and work together with Mercer in the future,” he said. He now worked alongside the Christchurch-based company, now HMH Automation, in a joint venture as its North Island installation and service agent. SIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff Schoemaker, with supervisor Mike Payne, bought equipment from his old workplace to start his own business. Schoemaker​ re-employed four staff from his old M...

“He [Massey-Hunter] is still out with his family, doing everything, but we have got nothing.” ANDY JACKSON/Stuff Paul Stills says the family believes the nine-month home detention sentence imposed on the drugged driver who caused a crash that killed his brother Craig needs to be appealed. "Someone higher up needs to do something about it. And to the justice system in New Zealand. There's something needs to be done. Quickly. “There's a lot of other people, a lot of other offenders, going to get away with virtually murder. Give you a slap on the wrist and tell you to go home, don't do ...

The former 2600sqm Mercer site is barely 200m from where Superior Stainless previously operated. “The drawcard of moving was having double the floor space, and triple the yard space that we had at our old site,” Drinkwater said. There was also the advantage of acquiring three 5 tonne gantry cranes, and one 10t gantry crane, when the former Superior Stainless site had only one 5t gantry crane, he said. Since moving in mid-January, the floor space has been split into a heavy fabrication section constructing structural steel framing, and a smaller area for manufacturing stainless steel k...

Handley said the behaviour was like disobeying the rules on Covid-19 – “some refuse to play their part". Some residents recycling was so bad it was not even sorted, he said. “It goes straight into the landfill.” Handley said the zero waste goal was sensible in the long term but required proper recycling and management to be in place otherwise it becomes costly to all. A random survey of recycling bins during December and January found recycling contamination was increasing. While the survey showed less soft plastic and fewer disposable coffee cups were being thrown into recyclin...

More than 100 big rigs were expected to go on display in Bell Block at the biennial Taranaki Truck Show on Saturday, some travelling from as far Christchurch. Co-organiser Paul Wilson said the family day, which usually drew a crowd of more than 1000, would now go ahead on Easter Sunday. SIMON O'CONNOR/Stuff The Pātea RSA has cancelled its centenary event. Pictured is committee member Jacq Dwyer, president Tom Matiaha and secretary Joan MacBeth. Planned for Sunday the event included a flyover by a replica Spitfire, mock battles and three 25lb howitzer field guns. RSA committee member Jacq...