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28 October 2026

Hawke's Bay Watties factory staff go on strike: 'We're like the poor cousins who gets paid a little bit less'

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Hawke's Bay Watties factory staff go on strike: 'We're like the poor cousins who gets paid a little bit less'

One of Hawke's Bay's Watties factories has been disrupted by nearly 100 staff walking off the job in protest about pay.

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