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“The safe removal means Mataura residents no longer need to worry about the risk from the material, which gives off ammonia gas if it gets wet. “I am glad that the dross has now gone from Mataura and local residents do not need to worry any longer. The safe removal will protect the wellbeing of Southland s people and its waterways. “Now that the Mataura site has been cleaned up, the focus will move to the removal of material from other known sites in Southland,” Parker said.
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Sort Out the Dross spokeswoman and Mataura resident Laurel Turnbull is delighted to hear an agreement has been reached to remove the ouvea premix being stored in the town s former paper mill building. (File video)
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The Gore District Council’s Streets Alive road safety project has ended after a three-month trial. (File photo)
The Gore District Councils controversial ‘Streets Alive’ road safety project has come to an end after a three-month trial, and it says there have been some positive outcomes. Motorists were travelling at slower speeds around schools, there was better traffic flow at problem intersections, and temporary furniture in Irk Street had proved popular with the majority of businesses in the area. Roading asset manager Peter Standring said the temporary furniture was likely to stay short-term, while the council worked with businesses to develop a permanent solution, and roundabouts and intersection changes would remain in place until it was able to analyse feedback.
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.
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