Tiwai Point: Ngāi Tahu wants Rio Tinto to engage with iwi over closure
16 Dec, 2020 09:04 PM
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Finance Minister Grant Robertson said there were problems in the aluminium market. As a sector, it has had its troubles. Rio Tinto was having discussions around the world with Governments.
Finance Minister Grant Robertson said there were problems in the aluminium market. As a sector, it has had its troubles. Rio Tinto was having discussions around the world with Governments.
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Ngāi Tahu are calling on Rio Tinto to engage with iwi over the closure of the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point.
Ngāi Tahu wants Rio Tinto to engage with iwi over Tiwai Point closures
Ngāi Tahu are calling on Rio Tinto to engage with iwi over the closure of the aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point.
The government has stepped in to negotiate a delay to the closure and during the election Labour campaigned on a Just Transition for the Southland region with the deadline for closure extended to three to five years.
Last week ministers briefed the region s mayors on the ongoing negotiations with Rio Tinto.
But there is another voice that wants to be heard at the table.