Environment Minister David Parker ‘frustrated’ at Tiwai smelter, WorkSafe to assess compliance

Post author By New Zealand Blog News Service
Post date February 22, 2021

The government tried to get Tiwai Point aluminium smelter to clean up toxic waste at its Southland site but failed.

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Government celebrates fact that New Zealand’s healthcare is so good people are queuing up for it at 5am September 17, 2024
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NPC teams will now be allowed to actually use the Ranfurly Shield in play September 17, 2024
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Police say they won’t respond to bomb threats anymore as ‘it’s never anything’ September 16, 2024
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National Party board denies it unanimously agreed to Collins’ Faustian bargain with Satan November 26, 2021
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Super Saturday recap: Patrick Gower doesn’t know what he’s supposed to do October 16, 2021
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Council keeping options open on Gair Estate development May 9, 2025
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Pair going to great lengths on NZ-made May 9, 2025
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