Radioactive Waste and Heavy Metal Clean Up at Hobsonville, Auckland

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has pledged to clean-up contaminated land at Hobsonville airport prior to the land being sold for commercial development or housing. See a Google Street View of the area In 2001 the NZDF commissioned a audit of the base which revealed that some areas were “slightly contaminated with radioactivity from…

Councils Using Banned Endosulfan on Playing Fields

The Green Party has named and shamed 18 councils in New Zealand that spray Endosulfan (an organochlorine pesticide) on playing fields. The list includes 6 City Councils Dunedin Hamilton Manukau Napier Nelson Wellington District Councils Hauraki Manawatu Masterton Matamata Piako New Plymouth Palmerston North Rodney Rotorua Stratford Western Bay of Plenty Westland Whangarei. The Greens…

Councils Using Banned Endosulfan on Playing Fields

The Green Party has named and shamed 18 councils in New Zealand that spray Endosulfan on playing fields. The list includes 6 City Councils Dunedin Hamilton Manukau Napier Nelson Wellington 12 District Councils Hauraki Manawatu Masterton Matamata Piako New Plymouth Palmerston North Rodney Rotorua Stratford Western Bay of Plenty Westland Whangarei. The Greens health spokeswoman,…

1080

source: Stop 1080 Poison “One of the prized polo-cross/rodeo & pony club horses recently killed at Rangipo, (along with 20 sheep) by 1080 poison baits broadcast in an “accidental overfly.” The nearby prison water supply was also poisoned in the same operation, which was carried out by EPRO LTD, contracted by Environment Waikato (Waikato Regional…