On the banks of the Mataura River in the town of Mataura in Southland, there's an old paper mill where 10,000 tonnes of dross from Rio Tinto's Tiwai Point aluminium smelter is being stored.
Last week the dross, which is Ouvea premix, was threatened by the rising river waters which if mixed with the Ouvea premix would have resulted into highly toxic ammonia.
The Sort Out The Dross Action Group hosted a meeting tonight and invited Rio Tinto - Karyn speaks with one of the organisers Cherie Chapman.
The flooded Mataura River rips past the former Mataura paper mill Photo: ODT / Stephen Jaquiery
