Poisoned at Work: Toxic Legacy and the Fight for Justice | MATA | RNZ @rnznewzealand
Poisoned at Work: Toxic Legacy and the Fight for Justice | MATA | RNZ  @rnznewzealand
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
[G] The Human Rights Commission says the government has failed to recognise and support the forestry workers, whānau, and communities exposed to the highly toxic timber preservative pentachlorophenol (PCP). Mihingarangi speaks with Sawmill Workers Against Poisons co-chair Kereama Akuhata and long-time campaigner and former Green MP Catherine Delahunty about PCP’s intergenerational legacy and the ongoing struggle to access the support affected whānau need.

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