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Environment Southland will increase its monitoring events and groundwater sampling at the New Zealand Aluminium Smelters site at Tiwai Point.

Robyn Edie/Stuff An aerial photo of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter with Bluff township and Bluff Hill in the backdrop. The Ministry for the Environment says it is unclear whether Rio Tinto is under any legal obligation to remediate the site of its smelter at Tiwai Point after it closes. The smelter says it is currently conducting an extensive Closure Study to understand any environmental impacts on the Tiwai Point site and to ensure that the operation will be closed in a responsible manner. In January, New Zealand's Aluminium Smelter announced the site would stay open for four more years...

Government funds Tiwai Point study after being 'left blind' on its condition 4 Feb, 2021 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read Environment Southland has been given $300,000 by the Government to assess the site of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, possibly duplicating work by owners Rio Tinto. Photo / Supplied Cabinet has agreed to give Environment Southland $300,000 for a study of the condition of the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, amid signs that the Government has doubts about what its owners, Rio Tinto, will do when it closes. In January Rio Tinto, which owns about 80 per cent of t...