A loo paper crisis has been averted with paper mill workers in Kawerau finally sealing a pay deal with owners Essity after a bitter stand-off.
For about six weeks members of the Pulp and Paper Workers union had been locked out with no pay - but voted this morning to accept a revised offer that was in line with recommendations made by the Employment Relations Authority.
The deal means a five percent pay rise this year, 4.5 percent and 4 percent over the following two years - with two lump payments totalling $7000.
The union secretary, Tane Phillips, talks to Lisa Owen.
