New Plymouth agri-chemical site 'ticking time bomb' - mayor - a podcast by RNZ

The government is being called on to step in to force a multi-national agri-chemical business to clean up its New Plymouth production site which the local mayor has described as a "ticking time bomb".
Neil Holdom in concerned Corteva Agrisciences - previously the agricultural arm of DowDupoint - could walk away from the Paritutu plant leaving ratepayers with a remediation bill in the tens of millions of dollars.
Taranaki Whanganui reporter Robin Martin has more.

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