One of Hawkes Bay's biggest employers is retaining all 440 of its staff members despite being devastated by the floods.
Pan Pac timber and pulp mill in Whirinaki was swamped by two metres of water last week, and won't be back in operation for months.
More than 300 employees met in Napier's Civil Theatre yesterday to for an update on the company's the next steps.
Pan Pac Managing director Tony Clifford spoke to Guyon Espiner.
