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Power squeeze prompts Tīwai Point to cut production again
NZAS agrees to curtail aluminium production at country’s biggest power user.
Chasing green electrons: Why Rio Tinto went all-in on Tiwai Point
And what the future holds for the Southland plant.
Meridian's blunt demands to Rio Tinto - commit long term or leave
Meridian Energy says it wants a long-term commitment from Rio Tinto.
Tiwai Point announcement good news - Southland leaders
The murky future of the aluminium smelter got murkier yesterday.
Rio Tinto says it wants to delay closure of Tiwai Point Smelter
The smelter was expected to close in 2024.
Tiwai smelter power could be diverted to hydrogen by 2023
An Australian mining company told MBIE it had "rapidly developing plans" for Southland.
Record aluminium prices could see potline four at Tiwai Pt reopen
Economics of aluminium smelting are currently 'mind-blowing', analyst claims.
Documents reveal government offered to pay millions to Rio Tinto
Rio Tinto owns 80 per cent of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters.
Toxic waste 'under considerable threat' if coast erosion trend continues
Coastal mapping has shown 30 to 40 metres of erosion since about the year 2010.
Tiwai Point smelter clean-up cost rising
Smelter's owners will raise provision for clean-up after audit finds more waste on site.
Rio Tinto faces 'investor backlash': Treasury
Documents obtained under OIA reveal concerns about $290m clean-up obligations.
Inside Story: How Govt planned to directly subsidise Rio Tinto's transmission costs
Officials warned there was no way to smooth smelter's departure than a taxpayer payment.
Another 75,000 tonnes of toxic waste stored near Tiwai Point
The Bluff aluminium smelter says it does not yet know what to do with the material.
'It's terrible': Environment Minister slams smelter's stockpiling of hazardous waste
The smelter at Bluff has stockpiled 106,000 tonnes of cyanide-laced hazardous waste.
Smelter stockpiles 100,000 tonnes of hazardous waste near beach
The smelter company will not reveal its plans for the hazardous waste.
Climate change: Polluters face the 'ultimate sanction'
Financial Times: Fund manager says it will drop investments that don't meet climate goals.
Bryan Leyland: The good and bad news about the Tiwai Point reprieve
Opinion: Closing the Southland smelter would be bad for the economy and the environment.
Iwi warns of environmental and economic fallout at Tiwai Point
Rio Tinto has already announced its intention to exit Tiwai Point in August next year.
Neal Barclay: The promise of hydrogen power could be greater than we think
Opinion: Looking closer at the opportunity at Tiwai Pt stacks the case more in favour.
Shame on Rio Tinto for its preposterous excuse for blowing up an Aboriginal site
Would ridiculous apology wash if it had blown up Stonehenge?
'We shouldn't have to live like this': Mataura resident on third toxic waste scare
Residents of Southland town living with constant threat of toxic waste.
Christopher Niesche: Rio Tinto's controversial business move in Australia
COMMENT: The miner's decision to put profit ahead of principle might yet backfire.
Audrey Young: Peters raises temperature over smelter
COMMENT: If Coalition relations were not strained before, they will be after this week.
Peters quotes Hitler, takes swipe at Ardern in Tiwai speech
Peters says he would facilitate a deal to keep the smelter in Southland if re-elected.
Bryan Leyland: Smelter victim of broken promise in Muldoon era
COMMENT: Loss of Rio Tinto plant to the economy about $80m per year - $320m for 4 years.
Fire crews responding to incident at Mataura ouvea site
The potentially hazardous substance is a byproduct of production at Tiwai Point smelter.
The 622 megawatt question overhanging the generation game
The closure of the Tiwai Point smelter will usher in a new era for NZ's power generators.