Riverlock Packhouse

Riverlock pulled off a bad move. Hired 100 people, the job started 1,5 weeks after promised start. We worked here for 1,5 weeks and today they fired three crews (56 people) because they don't need us anymore.The job offer said there would be work for 6-8 weeks, we waited in opitiki 2,5 weeks without working.That's why the job was a big loss for every person stayed here because the cost for accomodation and food was bigger than the salary.Don't feel secure about your status.

Thanks guys.This company is hiring pickers again it would be big loss if not seeing your comments

We are backpackers from the UK, we stayed in Opotiki for 6 weeks, and riverlock treated us like family. We had some issues in our first couple of weeks (nothing to do with work) and we felt fully supported by them.Work had a fun vibe everyday, if you work hard and turn up for your shift you'll be looked after!!Special shout out to Jess and Sue!! We are forever grateful.100% would recommend Riverlock to any backpacker. If you want to be in rural Bay of Plenty where you can work, save and enjoy the beach then this is a good place to be.

The sky view here is so beautiful, especially the nighy sky with STARS!

Here we go.. 6 days we lasted.Me, my partner and sister were wrongfully accused for stealing money from someone who we considered family and got fired for it. Their reason for it was because my partner was in the area where it was taken from but there were 20 other people in the area also. Steve fryell is a good person that made a poor decision, he let's anyone smoke marijuana at the accommodation as long as it isn't inside work hours, he asked everyone else if they had taken the wallet and simply moved on. When he asked us if we had taken the wallet you could tell he had already believed in his head that it was us, he said he wasn't pointing fingers as to who it was but you could tell he thought it was us. So this morning on 23.03.18 we were called into the office to plead our case" (Steve fryells words) but it was nothing like that

It's a ok place to work it pays minimum wage on average

I have worked there for 4 seasons, the people I work with r awesome

Thanks for nothing.First of all we waited for nearly 3 weeks for the job to start. When we went to the health and saftey induction training they told us that we could work for 2,6 or 8 weeks, whatever suits us best. There was definitely not the case. One and a half week in, they suddenly told us that they dont need us anymore. They left over 50 people behind unemployed. I thought that it is just fair to share our experience with people who think about getting a job at Riverlocks.