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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.
The cost of protecting DOC staff from death threats, violence
The 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
Birds left on Parliament's steps didn't die from 1080
None 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
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.
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
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, AudioBusting 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
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, AudioEnvironment 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
