Way back in 2008 this blog highlighted the appalling state of some of New Zealand’s most popular bathing waters in “A Third of All Popular Swimming Places Unsafe.”- “In stark contrast to New Zealand’s ’100% Pure’ image a survey of local authority records by Consumer NZ has revealed that 29% of the most popular beaches…
Oh dear, bet the guys who coined the “100% Pure NZ” are cringing right now. It will be interesting to see how well the brand’s image survives this latest onslaught on the slogan that lends itself so easily to abuse. It is currently being used to highlight how expensive New Zealand has become. It all…
There was promising news for the environment in New Zealand today. The Press is running a story saying that the US Congress is to be presented with a bill that will ban the production and export of the poison 1080 (sodium monofluoroacetate) of which New Zealand is the world’s single largest user, taking almost all…
The New Zealand press is today covering the story of the Norwegian hunters, who filmed themselves shooting Kereru whilst on holiday in New Zealand, facing criminal charges if they ever dare to return to New Zealand. From the Herald: “The men caused outrage both here and in Norway after posting a video of their trip…
From the Taranaki Daily News: “Fingers are crossed at the Department of Conservation for fine weather in the last part of summer to drop 70 tonnes of 1080 pellets into the Egmont National Park. The saga of Operation Egmont has been dragging on since August last year. DOC was unable to fly helicopters into the…
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