An Ouvea Premix warning at Mataura Paper Mill next to the Mataura River
The class-six hazardous substance being stored in a warehouse at Mataura will be disposed of overseas but not before Christmas. Alernate Environment Judge Laurie Newhook issued a minute on Friday, saying that he was ‘’hopeful for commencement soon of accelerated removal of ouvea pre-mix from Mataura, for placing in containers suitable for safe and secure storage of the product pending its disposal overseas. “As will be apparent, this will obviously not be concluded by Christmas as previously hoped.’’ The minute comes after ‘’a period of intense activity and an enormous amount of work by the parties, which is being reviewed every few days by the Court.’’