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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.
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.
Mediawatch Midweek: 26 September 2018
Mediawatch Midweek is a weekly catch-up between Mediawatch and Lately's Karyn Hay. This week: 1080 blow-back, avocado aggro taken seriously - and not; "Harry Potter's lonely uncle" on the future of… Video, Audio
Busting 1080 myths with author Dave Hansford
Anti-1080 sentiment in New Zealand is symptomatic of a deeper problem, writer Dave Hansford says. Audio
Appeal threatened over 1080 drop in Russell Forest
Two men who lost their court bid against a Northland 1080 drop say they will take it to appeal.
Auckland reservoirs temporarily offline after 1080 drop
Two reservoirs supplying water to Aucklanders have been temporarily shut off after an aerial 1080 operation. The Council dropped toxic bait pellets across a 16,000-hectare block in the Hunua ranges… Audio
1080 campaign turns toxic
Experts insist 1080 is by far the best option to save native species and that science backs them up. How can the media report responsibly on opponents’ noisy protests, social media growth and… Video, Audio
Environment court approves 1080 use in Hunua Ranges
The Auckland Council will be able to drop 1080 on South Auckland's Hunua Ranges after winning an Environment Court decision which was announced today. Audio
DOC staff face more abuse after anti-1080 protests
Department of Conservation staff are facing a torrent of online threats and abuse following a recent spike in anti-1080 protests. Audio
Anti-1080 activist considering legal action against Speaker
An anti-1080 activist is threatening to take the Parliamentary Speaker Trevor Mallard to court over comments that dead native birds laid on the steps of parliament as part of a protest appeared to… Audio
1080 explained
Anti-1080 protestors punctuated their gathering at Parliament yesterday by offering up some dead native birds and mice. There's a claim the birds were "bludgeoned" to death - an illegal act - and a… Audio
Forest & Bird responds to anti-1080 campaigners
Expert advice given to parliament's speaker Trevor Mallard shows dead native birds placed on Parliament's steps during a 1080 protest may have been bludgeoned to death. Mr Mallard has complained to… Audio
Anti-1080 protester flip-flops on killed birds
A ban-1080 protest held on Wednesday took a dark turn when Speaker Trevor Mallard said he had expert advice the native bird carcasses delivered to Parliament's steps by school children appeared to… Audio
Anti-1080 demonstration's birds apparently beaten to death
A ban-1080 protest on Wednesday has taken a dark turn after Parliament's Speaker Trevor Mallard native bird carcasses delivered to Parliament's steps by school children appeared to have been… Audio
1080: temporary halt to Hunua drop
Environmentalists took their fight against an airdrop of 1080 in the Hunua ranges to the Environment Court today. There was a temporary injunction in place, that was due to lift at four o'clock… Audio
Fake 1080 pellets thrown on Parliament’s steps in protest
Protesters have biffed fake 1080 pellets all over Parliament's steps and scattered dead birds, amid their escalating campaign to ban the poison. Audio
1080 and Humans
Professor of Toxicology, Ian Shaw says 1080 doesn't cause cancer and explains the effects of 1080 on humans. Audio
1080 protester knew man who hit him with quad bike
The man who was run over by a quad bike in a 1080 protest in Westland says he's shocked by the driver's actions because he knew him.
Anti-1080 group stopped from crossing Auckland Harbour Bridge
Two people have been arrested afte a group protesting against the use of the poison 1080 tried to walk across the Auckland Harbour Bridge this afternoon.
Couple targetted in 1080 investigation say faith in police destroyed
A Golden Bay couple wrongly targeted in a 1080 investigation say their faith in police has been destroyed.