Southland leaders to get Tiwai update tomorrow

Southland leaders to get Tiwai update tomorrow
Staff reporters
 The government will tomorrow update Southland stakeholders on negotiations to extend the closure of the Tiwai Point smelter beyond next August.The talks were discussed at Cabinet this week and Finance Minister Grant Robertson and Energy and Resources Minister Megan Woods are booked to travel to Invercargill to deliver the update. No announcement is planned, a spokesperson for Robertson said.Operator Rio Tinto has previously signalled operations would start winding down after December. In September, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern reversed t...