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Rio Tinto announced in July it would close the plant, which hires 1000 people, in August 2021. But the Government is currently negotiating with the company to try to keep it open for another three to five years so the Southland economy has time to transition to other industries. No decision has yet been made, though Rio Tinto has said it wants a decision on the plant’s future made before Christmas.
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Ngai Tahu kaumatua Michael Skerrett is calling on Rio Tinto to do the right thing by the remediation of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter site when it closes.