A union organiser says there's shock and disappointment in Kaitāia on Wednesday at news that one of the town's two timber mills will close down.

About 60 workers were told this morning no buyer was found for the mill.

A union organiser says there's shock and disappointment in Kaitāia on Wednesday at news that one of the town's two timber mills will close down.

OPINION: When a town loses its largest employer, it rarely finds a second economic wind.