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'Mega mast' prompts biggest ever DOC 1080 drops
Forest and Bird is calling on the Department of Conservation to ramp up its responses to what's being called a mega mast, which could unleash a plague of predators on threatened native species.
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1080 debate: SPCA wants humane pest control
The SPCA has doubled down on its call for a ban on 1080 poison used in pest control, but it hasn't offered up any alternative options. Audio
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Conservation biologist says 1080 alternatives long way off
Conservation biologist Associated Professor James Russell discusses the use of 1080. Audio
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SPCA wants more innovation into humane alternatives to poison
The SPCA's chief scientific officer Dr Arnja Dale tells RNZ presenter Craig McCulloch more research should be done into humane alternatives to the use of 1080 poison. Audio
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SPCA criticised over article supporting 1080 ban
The SPCA has come under fire for saying it wants a ban on the use of 1080 poison.
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SPCA speaks out against 1080
Audio 8 Jan 2019The SPCA is criticised after calling for a ban on 1080 poison Audio
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1080 poison drop declared 'outstanding success'
The poison drop in Northland's Russell State Forest all but wiped out rats and dropped possum numbers by 80 per cent, according to DOC.
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2000 litres of fuel lost after 1080 helicopter sabotaged
Audio 19 Dec 2018A helicopter used for an aerial 1080 operation in Northland had its fuel tanks sabotaged, allowing 2000 litres of aviation fuel to drain into the earth. The helicopter had been contracted by the… Audio
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Excellent results for 1080 drop in Northland forest - DOC
The Conservation Department says the 1080-poison drop on Northland's Russell State Forest has proved an outstanding success.
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DOC workers threatened and abused
The Department of Conservation has spent more than $1 million protecting staff against anti-1080 protesters. Staff have dealt with threats violence and death as well as abuse. Audio
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The Panel with Gary McCormick and Rosemary McLeod (Part 2)
Audio 18 Dec 2018Rapper Lil Jon has released a new Christmas song, hoping to tap into the lucrative market of holiday music. But how lucrative is it in the age of streaming? We ask the panelists what their favourite… Audio
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DOC spent more than $1m to protect staff from protesters
The Department of Conservation has spent more than $1m protecting its staff from threats and abuse from anti-1080 protesters but says that doesn't reflect the full cost of what they're dealing with.
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The cost of protecting DOC staff from death threats, violence
Audio 17 Dec 2018The security bill to protect Department of Conservation staff from death threats and abuse has reached $1 million, but DOC says even that doesn't reflect the full cost of what they're dealing with… Audio
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Trends in 2018: What Kiwis searched for this year
From Freddie Mercury to the 'first baby', the Census to Suzy Cato - our Google search habits reveal the things that made us care, cry and crack up in 2018.
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Anti-1080 float wins top prize at Taupō Christmas Parade
Audio 12 Dec 2018An anti-1080 float that featured a coffin emblazoned with pictures of native New Zealand birds won a top entry award in the Taupō Christmas Parade. Audio
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Birds left on Parliament's steps didn't die from 1080
Audio 12 Dec 2018None of the dead birds left on the steps of Parliament in protest of 1080 died from the poison. Forest and Bird CEO Kevin Hague says one bird was actually shot and the question is...who did it? Video, Audio
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No birds at anti-1080 protest died from poison
Autopsies of the birds laid on the steps of Parliament during an anti-1080 protest in September show none died from the poison and one protected species had been shot.
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Man pleads not guilty to 1080 blackmail
A Taranaki man has pleaded not guilty to blackmailing the Department of Conservation in an attempt to end its 1080 pest control programme.
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Man accused of blackmailing DOC over 1080 programme named
A Taranaki man accused of blackmailing DOC in an attempt to end its 1080 pest contol programme has lost a bid to keep his name secret.
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Man charged over threatening anti-1080 letters
A man has been charged with blackmail in relation to a number of "harrowing" threats made to Department of Conservation staff over the use of 1080.
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Labour Party conference 'relatively locked down, low key affair'
Power Play - Considering this was a post-election victory get together, the Labour Party conference was a relatively locked down, low key affair, writes Jane Patterson.
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Controversial chemicals not on new safety review list
Chemicals found in common household products are up for priority review by the Environmental Protection Authority, but chemicals already banned in other countries don't make the list.
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DOC monitors Northland's first major 1080 drop in decades
DOC staff are out in the field in Northland monitoring tracks and waterways, after the region's first major 1080 drop in decades.
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1080 drop to go ahead at Cape Brett
A 1080 aerial drop will proceed at Northland's Cape Brett over the weekend after a similar pest-poisoning operation at neighbouring Russell State Forest ended without incident today.
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Independent review after cows killed by 1080
The Department of Conservation is taking the extraordinary step of getting an independent review of a 1080 operation in the Waikato where eight cows died. It's now confirmed that the animals found… Audio