Hillside support group to continue
Hillside support group to continue
Despite the winding down of operations at Hillside Engineering Workshops, its eclectic support group lives on.
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Hillside workers meet to discuss redundancies and 'vent'
Hillside workers meet to discuss redundancies and 'vent'
"A million and one questions" are being put to KiwiRail by Hillside workers wanting to know conditions of their redundancy, exactly when they will be expected to finish and how outstanding work can be completed in time, union members say.
Dunedin man turns detective over Hillside deal
Dunedin man turns detective over Hillside deal
A Dunedin man who started his career at Hillside claims there is something fishy about KiwiRail's tendering of 300 wagons to a Chinese company and has launched his own investigation into the deal.
Inquiry into manufacturing 'crisis'
Inquiry into manufacturing 'crisis'
Redundant Hillside staff are among workers being encouraged to make submissions to a national inquiry into the state of New Zealand manufacturing.
Catastrophic outcome, Cull says
Catastrophic outcome, Cull says
Losing 90 jobs at Hillside Engineering is a catastrophic outcome for South Dunedin, Dunedin Mayor Dave Cull says.
Job cuts best possible result: CEO
Job cuts best possible result: CEO
Kiwirail's partial closure of its Hillside Engineering Workshops and the redundancy of 90 workers is the best outcome of a bad situation, chief executive Jim Quinn says.
Glimmer of light in Hillside gloom
Glimmer of light in Hillside gloom
Amid the bleak outlook for most Hillside staff there is a glimmer of hope in the expansion of Bradken's Dunedin operation.
Hillside sale announcement expected next week
Hillside sale announcement expected next week
Kiwirail is expected to announce a sale decision concerning its Hillside Engineering Workshops next week.
Anxious wait at Hillside
Anxious wait at Hillside
Workers at the Hillside engineering workshops in Dunedin are increasingly nervous as they continue to wait for news on its sale, the Rail and Maritime Union says.
Business as usual at Hillside
Business as usual at Hillside
It is business as usual at KiwiRail's Hillside Engineering Workshops in South Dunedin, as the facility remains on the market.
Hillside workshops could be closed: KiwiRail report
Hillside workshops could be closed: KiwiRail report
Dunedin's Hillside Engineering Workshops will be closed if they are not sold, a KiwiRail report states, prompting a visit to the facility by Labour leader David Shearer.
Hillside Group remains confident
Hillside Group remains confident
Dunedin authorities, unions and business groups remain confident the Hillside Engineering workshops will be sold as a going concern and have offered assistance to KiwiRail in the process.