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Wednesday, 03 May 2023 10:25

Sorry to see Fonterra go

Written by  Milking It
Sorry to see Fonterra go

OPINION: Fonterra's impending departure from Hamilton's central business district is causing anxiety among business houses.

For over 60 years, dairy co-operatives have been one of the biggest employers in central Hamilton. Locals may remember ‘gumboot castle’ for instance – the old NZ Dairy Group building in the CBD.

Fonterra said it was committed to retaining an office in the Waikato, but it was looking all over – not just in Hamilton.

The Hamilton Business Association desperately hopes the co-op and its 400 staff stay in town; after all, the city was built on agri-businesses like Fonterra and it’s predecessors.

But Fonterra is seeing an increase in employees opting to ‘work from home’. This means that a large site like the eight-storey building on London St is no longer fit for purpose.

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