The Green Chain

Men brought back their overalls that were wet with PCP and dioxins and the wives washed them.

– From the narration

It was never about compensation, but about finding out what can be done to make it better.

– Joe Harawira

OSH wasn’t around in those days ... The safety precautions were pretty rugged really ... now that we know what we know now.

– Joe Harawira

I believe that the primary reason that they were not listened to and taken seriously was because they were Māori. For Māori to complain about technical things, which they — by Pākehā assessments had no right in complaining about — of course they’re going to be dismissed ... and they were.

– Doctor Gary Hook muses on why the workers were ignored