PHOTO:CORIN WALKER BAIN/SUPPLIED THL’s job cuts will affect staff in Waitomo the hardest, its chief executive says.
The iconic Waitomo Caves attraction will be the hardest hit by Covid-19 job losses proposed by Tourism Holdings.
And residents fear the fallout on surrounding businesses will be devastating.
Tourism Holdings Ltd told the New Zealand stock exchange on Tuesday that it was consulting staff over 140 job losses from its Waitomo Caves, Kiwi Experience and group support operations.
THL chief executive Grant Webster confirmed more than half its Discover Waitomo team, including those at the Glowworm Caves, Blackwater Rafting, Waitomo Homestead restaurant, Ruakuri and Aranui Cave tours, would lose their jobs.
He did not want to confirm the exact number of jobs going.
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