Those were the words of a Brazilian couple who say they were exposed to a “rain of chemicals” from a helicopter spraying gorse whilst they were tramping the Heaphy Track in the Kahurangi National Park, the second largest national park in New Zealand. The 78.4km Heaphy Track is the longest trail in the park and…
Attempts to prevent the “Poisoning Paradise” documentary from screening at the AMRISTA film festival have failed.
The group Poison Free New Zealand is organising protest rallies all around the country today to demand an end to 1080 Poison Drops. Further details may be found on Facebook: Poison Free New Zealand Day More about 1080 and Brodifacoum Today’s posts – click here
As we predicted 1080’s days are definitely numbered as public pressure against its aerial distribution continues to gather strength in New Zealand. At the start of the month Taupo passed a resolution calling for the abolition of the aerial dropping of 1080 and demanded a sustainable alternative to it for possum control. Now the mayor…
At last, a council strong enough and with the courage to take on the mighty 1080 machine within New Zealand. Taupo District Council have passed a resolution calling for a sustainable alternative to the highly toxic pesticide 1080 (chemical name sodium fluoroacetate) and for all aerial dropping to cease: That the Taupo District Council, in…
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