Rio Tinto
Panguna mine legacy assessment reveals ongoing devastation
Communities living with the ongoing devastation from Panguna mine are calling on Rio Tinto to commit to funding remediation and addressing public safety risks.
Panguna mine report set to reveal severe damage and threat to communities
The mine in the autonomous Papua New Guinea region was the catalyst for the nearly ten-year long civil war through the 1990s.
Lawsuit against Rio Tinto's mining disaster a cash grab - critics in Bougainville
The Panguna mine made a fortune but left war and pollution in its wake. A new lawsuit backed by anonymous investors is now seeking billions in compensation.
Bougainvillean group sues Rio Tinto over mine destruction
Bougainvillean group sues Rio Tinto over mine destruction. Audio
Australia: Mining giant 'sorry' for missing radioactive capsule
Australia correspondent Karen Middleton joins Kathryn to talk about the hunt for a missing radioactive capsule from a Rio Tinto mine in the Pilbara that's about the size of a pea. Racial tensions are… Audio
Bougainville landowners meet with mining giant Rio Tinto
The mining giant Rio Tinto has told a Bougainvillean group it should have made an earlier assessment of the damage their mine at Panguna had caused. Audio
Dross to go: Samson and Goliath poisonous waste removal deal
A small environmental group has taken on Rio Tinto, the biggest mining company in the world. Through court mediation, a deal has been reached to get rid of toxic waste stored at a disused paper mill… Audio
Rio Tinto CEO, execs quit over blasting of Aboriginal sites
The boss of mining giant Rio Tinto will resign following pressure from shareholders after destruction of some of Australia's oldest heritage sites by the company.
Contact Energy wants Rio Tinto to reconsider Tiwai Pt closure
Southland's Tiwai Point aluminium smelter looks set to close after Rio Tinto announced plans to wind down operations yesterday.
The smelter employs 1000 people and uses 13 percent of the country's… Audio
Tiwai point closure means loss of 1000 jobs
Rio Tinto is closing its Tiwai Point smelter, with the loss of about one thousand jobs.
The smelter at Bluff will be wound down and closed next year as a result of a strategic review by its majority… Audio
Mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt on the closure of Tiwai Aluminium Smelter
Mining giant Rio Tinto says it's winding down its aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point. Kathryn talks to Invercargill mayor Sir Tim Shadbolt. Audio
Rio Tinto pulls the plug on Tiwai smelter
Mining giant Rio Tinto says it's winding down its aluminium smelter at Tiwai Point. Kathryn talks to Stew Hamilton, the smelter's general manager and RNZ's business reporter Andrew McRae. Audio
Renewed call for Rio Tinto to front up over Bougainville damage
Rio Tinto should take responsibility for its failings at Bougainville's Panguna mine, which was at the centre of the region's 10 year civil war, an academic says. Audio
How real is the threat to close the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter?
How real is the threat to close the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, with the loss of 1000 jobs? Audio
How real is the threat to close the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter?
How real is the threat to close the Tiwai Point aluminium smelter, with the loss of 1000 jobs?
AudioFears over substandard steel imports
Are the regulations that test steel imports for large public and private projects tough enough? Over the past few months RNZ news has reported serious concerns over steel quality used in some major… Audio
Analyst unsure why Rio Tinto would sell Pacific Aluminium now
A resource analyst says it's hard to see who'd buy some of Rio Tinto's aluminium assets, including its smelter in Southland. Audio
Report - Rio Tinto revives plans to sell some assets
It's been reported that Rio Tinto has revived plans to sell some of its aluminium assets, including its smelter in Southland. Audio
