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Australian judge to decide whether Roundup caused cancer
An Australian court has heard closing arguments in a class action lawsuit alleging that a weedkiller produced by Bayer caused cancer, the first such case in Australia to reach this stage.
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Tūtūkākā student lobbies for safer weed spraying near school
An 11-year-old Tūtūkākā student's push for safer Whangārei District Council weed-spraying around his school is paying off.
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Bayer ordered to pay $3.5 million in latest Roundup weedkiller trial
Bayer has been ordered to pay nearly $3.5 million by a Philadelphia jury that found the company's Roundup weedkiller caused a woman's cancer, the company says.
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Aspartame a possible carcinogen, WHO cancer research agency expected to say
One of the world's most common artificial sweeteners is set to be declared a possible carcinogen.
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Council ends unsafe tree planting and spraying after concerns
Canterbury Regional Council has finally restarted willow tree planting and chemical spraying, six months after a complaint was made about its safety practices.
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Upper Moutere chef Alesha Bilbrough-Collins offers 'food for thought'
After 25 years working in restaurants, Alesha Bilbrough-Collins is now all about promoting "real food" in her local community. In the new cookbook Food for Thought, Alesha shares not only recipes and… Audio
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Spraying aids with weed control, return of birds, ECan says
Targeted spraying is necessary to support braided rivers and to protect waterways and roadsides from invasive species, council staff say.
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Dry conditions have South Island farms already using winter feed
South Island paddocks have been described as looking like they have "just been sprayed with glyphosate". Audio
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Leaving a lasting Pacific Ocean legacy
In a vast ocean area with around 30,000 known islands, traditional navigators of the Pacific have been known to say, 'first you choose your destination, then you figure out how to get there'.
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Why we should kick the shoes indoors habit
Eyes are sometimes raised when people are asked to remove their shoes before entering someone else's home. However, new research has shown that wearing shoes inside the house is not only gross, but a… Audio
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Central Blenheim park goes without glyphosate weedkiller for 18 months
Blenheim's Seymour Square has been glyphosate-free for 18 months after councillors challenged staff to decrease its use in Marlborough parks.
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The hunt for glyphosate use in New Zealand
Audio 29 Apr 2021The Environmental Protection Authority is doing a nationwide stock take on the use of the herbicide glyphosate, commonly used in Roundup. The weed killer has been used by home gardeners, farmers and… Audio
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Question Time for 14 April 2021
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Hon JUDITH COLLINS to the Prime Minister: Does she stand by all of her Government’s statements and actions?
BARBARA EDMONDS to the Minister of Finance: What recent reports has he seen on the New…
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Govt requested to rethink position on Glyphosate use after honey rejection
Apiculture New Zealand has asked the Agriculture Minister to support a national discussion on Glyphosate use, saying international consumers are more concerned about chemical residues in food.
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Call for more strict glyphosate-use guidelines after Japan's honey warning
Tough border testing for New Zealand honey imports to Japan is re-igniting the conversation about the use of the weed killer glypohsate in New Zealand.
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Difficult to protect bees from weed killer glyphosate - beekeepers
Beekeepers say it is near impossible to completely protect bees from coming into contact with the weed killer glypohsate.
Japan has warned it will stop importing honey from this country if it keeps… Audio
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Honey exports are under threat from pesticide scare
The Chief Executive of the UMF Honey Association says the industry needs to change their practices to ensure pesticides stay out of honey exports.
All New Zealand honey is now being tested at the… Audio
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Japan may stop importing NZ honey after glyphosate detected
Japan is warning it will stop importing New Zealand honey if it continues to find the weedkiller glyphosate during border testing. Our global honey exports totalled $490 million last year, almost $68… Audio
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Japan warns of NZ honey shipment halt if glyphosate limits exceeded
New Zealand sent almost $68m of honey to Japan last year, but the country is warning it will stop our honey imports if it continues to find the weed killer glyphosate during border testing.
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Farmer fuelled by flour power
A cropping farmer at Sheffield in Canterbury is milling his own wheat and selling the flour to bakers around the country. Marty Scurr imported a stone mill from Austria last year and installed it in… Video, Audio
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Agrochemicals air quality study planned for Marlborough
Are pesticides degrading air quality in rural areas? It's a question researchers have begun investigating in New Zealand's largest wine region.
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Christchurch rates increase bigger than in pre-Covid budget
Christchurch rates will increase by 3.8 percent on average - a rise which is more than had initially been proposed.
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RoundUp: the landmark case and what it means for our economy and our health
Glyphosate is one of the most commonly used weedkillers in the world, but there’s huge pressure to phase it out.
Find out why and what that might mean for our billion dollar agricultural sector. Audio
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Bayer to pay $10.9 billion to settle weedkiller cases
Chemical firm Bayer is to pay up to $US10.9 billion to settle cancer claims linked to its Roundup weedkiller.
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Christchurch faces smaller rates rise than originally planned
Christchurch ratepayers face lower rates than planned, but a bid for no rates increase failed.