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THE TARANAKI HERALD NOVEMBER 1960 PHOTO ILLUSTRATES THE HEAD HIGH SECURITY FENCING

SURROUNDING THE ENTIRE BOUNDARY OF THE IVON WATKINS PARITUTU ROAD CHEMICAL PLANT.

IN 1966/67 IVON WATKINS DOW APPLIED TO THE NEW PLYMOUTH COUNCIL FOR REZONINGPERMISSION TO EXPAND SOUTHWARDS IN PARITUTU [TOWARDS MOUNT TARANAKI AT TOP]

THE NEW PLYMOUTH CITY COUNCIL RE-ZONING COMMITTEE REASSURRED LOCAL OBJECTORS

THERE WERE NO HAZARDS WITH THE COMPANIES PRESENT OPERATIONS & NOXIOUS FUMES.

THE NEXT 1968 PHOTOGRAPH SHOWS THE SOUTHERN SECURITY FENCE HAD BEEN REMOVED

ALLOWING UNRESTRICTED ACCESS TO THE LARGE UNOFFICIAL PLAYGROUND USED BY LOCAL

CHILDREN AND TO THE POND NEXT TO THE LARGE PILE OF CHEMICAL DRUMS ON THE RIGHT.

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IVON WATKINS DOW NEW BUILDINGS CENTRE LEFT AND UNFENCED DRUMS ON THE RIGHT IN 1968.

BOTH THE 1986 MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE OF INQUIRY AND THE TARANAKI REGIONAL COUNCIL

2001 REPORT IGNORED THE DIRECT HISTORIC EXPOSURES THE HIGHLY CONTAMINATED WASTE

FROM CENTRIFUGING THAT RAN DOWN THE BACK BEACH ACCESS TRACK AND UNRESTRICTED

ACCESS FOR LOCAL CHILDREN TO LARGE PILES OF EXCESS CHEMICAL DRUMS WHICH INCLUDED

DIOXIN CONTAMINATED RESIDUES THAT DOW US KNEW TO BE EXTREMELY TOXIC FROM 1965.

FIVE YEARS LATER IN 1973 A HEALTH DEPARTMENT INSPECTION OF 2,4,5-T AND DIOXIN STORAGE

CONFIRMED THE IVON WATKINS DOW SITE AND DRUM DUMP ON THE SEAWARD BOUNDARY WASAGAIN FULL FENCED AND THAT IVON WATKINS DOW MAINTAINED A 24 HOUR SECURITY SERVICE.

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