The private meeting is being held at the Ascot Park Hotel. Photo: Abbey PalmerNew Zealand Aluminium Smelter contractors are attending a meeting in Southland for an update on what the next four years will look like. The meeting follows an announcement made yesterday that the Tiwai Point Smelter's lifespan would be extended until 2024, following months of uncertainty about its pending closure. NZAS general manager Stew Hamilton yesterday said the extra time would help put the smelter in a better financial and commercial position. Several attendees refused to comment as they walked into the private meeting at the Ascot Park Hotel in Invercargill today.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 15, 2021 01:07 UTC