Kawerau community struggling with Essity Paper Mill strike

A worker at the Essity Paper Mill in Kawerau, who only joined the company recently, says his financial situation is desperate as he enters his third week with no pay. Brook Collier is one of 145 Mill workers locked out since August 9 after the union rejected the company's proposed three per cent pay offer. Both parties enter two days of negotiations today in a bid to reach an agreement. But that can't come soon enough for Mr Collier. Our reporter Leonard Powell is in Kawerau.