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This homegrown Erin Brockovich story follows former Whakatane sawmill worker Joe Harawira and his long battle to reveal the impact that workplace toxins have had on his community. In the 80s after being afflicted by health issues, Harawira noticed co-workers getting sick. In 1988 he helped found SWAP (Sawmill Workers Against Poisons) and began investigating the effects of exposure to dioxins, a by-product of timber treatment. The Joe vs the mills crusade screened on Māori Television and won Best Popular Documentary at the 2012 New Zealand Television Awards.
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Television, 1971 (Full Length Episode)
A pioneering drama about a timber town
Film, 2007 (Full Length)
Chronicle of the effects of poisons on a Northland lake
Television, 1987 (Full Length Episode)
More workers’ rights activism
Television, 1976 (Full Length Episode)
More workers’ rights activism
2012 New Zealand Television Awards
Best Popular Documentary
NZ ON SCREEN 2013
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