30266 (2023). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister for Resources

30266 (2023). Hon Dr Megan Woods to the Minister for Resources: Has the Minister or his office (including political and seconded staff) received correspondence from Rio Tinto or the New Zealand Aluminum Smelter, if so, when was this received and what is a summary of its contents?

Hon Shane Jones: Corrected reply: I have received the following correspondence from New Zealand Aluminium Smelter (NZAS) - 3 November, an email and a copy of an executive summary of an NZAS Environmental Investigations report, - 9 November, an email with a copy of the final NZAS Environmental Investigations report and a media release, and - 29 November, an email with a letter of introduction and an NZAS BIM.