On 15 November, the Southland District Council (SDC) released an expressions of interest EOI to complete an initial business case to progress the development of a Renewable Energy Plan for Rakiura- Stewart Island that can make a substantial difference for access to reliable, secure, affordable low… Read more
Posted: 1 December 2023
A meeting between senior leaders from Rio Tinto/New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) and Murihiku Regeneration was held in Wellington on the 28th of November to discuss the future of the Tiwai Smelter and the progress of key workstreams around the 2022 Memorandum of Understanding signed between the… Read more
Posted: 1 December 2023
On Friday 17 November, a Murihiku Regeneration delegation led by Ta Tipene O’Regan and supported from Ngai Tahu by Ben Bateman, the Te Rūnanga o Ngai Tahu Chief Operating Office (COO), met in with senior representatives of Mitsui & Co., Ltd. at their Tokyo Headquarters to discuss shared… Read more
Posted: 23 November 2023
Murihiku Regeneration has released its high level energy transition plan for Murihiku-Southland for implementation from 2024 as one of the key regional priorities for action. The high level plan identifies that Murihiku-Southland is better placed than most other regions in New Zealand to leverage… Read more
Posted: 16 November 2023
Environment Southland have released its own independent environmental monitoring report around the situation at the Tiwai Aluminium Smelter, operated by NZAS. It follows a similar report released by Rio Tinto / NZAS last week, conducted by global engineering consultancy GHD. Awarua Rūnaka has been… Read more
Posted: 16 November 2023