Poison
Nights' Science - Toxicology
Burning pain, itching, and numbness are what you have to look forward to if you run into the native nettle Ongaonga. Toxicologist Dr. Leo Schep tells us about this prickly plant. Audio
1995 poisoned chalice
Nelson Mandela's former bodyguard says the All Blacks were deliberately poisoned during the 1995 Rugby World Cup campaign. Audio
Man admits to threatening to contaminate infant milk with 1080
A 60 year-old businessman has admitted blackmail charges and threatening to contaminate infant milk. Audio
Dr Bryan Greig Fry - Venom Doc
Bryan Grieg Fry loves his job, even thought he has broken 23 bones, been bitten by stingrays, a scorpion and 26 snakes, including a death adder. It's all part of the job when your job is studying… Audio
New Zealand's poisonous plants
Matthew Pike ate a plant that looked like asparagus and nearly died, and botanists and toxicologists say most Kiwis could make similar mistakes.
Tui suffer lead poisoning
For the first time ever tui have been found with lead poisoning and nobody can figure out how it got into the birds' food chain. Audio
Toxicology
What's your poison? Toxicologist Dr Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life and looks at the future for synthetic… Audio
The Dark Side of Being An Urban Parrot - Kaka and Lead
The kaka from Zealandia Sanctuary are an urban success story, but they are developing lead poisoning, probably from chewing roofing nails and old lead paint. Audio
The Dark Side of Being An Urban Parrot - Kaka and Lead
The kaka from Zealandia Sanctuary are an urban success story, but they are developing lead poisoning, probably from chewing roofing nails and old lead paint.
AudioRise in accidental poisonings
The National Poisons Centre is alarmed by a rise in the number of people getting accidentally poisoned due to mislabelled or unlabelled containers. Leo Schep is the Poison Centre's toxicologist. Audio
Critics warn a 1080 drop in the Hunua ranges isn't a good look
Critics of a proposal to drop 1080 poison in the Hunua Ranges say it won't be a good look for Auckland or New Zealand. Audio
Alexander Litvinenko's co-author on UK inquiry
The UK government has announced that a public inquiry will be held into the death of the Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. Mr Litvinenko, a former KGB officer who became a British… Audio
Concerns over combined Telehealth crisis lines
Concerns over combined Telehealth crisis lines With Alistair Herring - National Director of Salvation Army Addiction Services, David Clark - Labour MP for Dunedin North. Audio
Science - Toxicology
What's your poison? Dr Leo Schep from the NZ National Poisons Centre on substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life. Tonight, allergic… Audio
Toxicology - the science of zombies
What's your poison? Dr Leo Schep from the New Zealand National Poisons Centre about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... the science… Audio
Science - Toxicology
What's your poison? Dr Leo Schep from the NZ National Poisons Centre about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life. Ethanol and its… Audio
Science - Toxicology
What's your poison? Dr Leo Schep from the NZ National Poisons Centre about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... arsenic - was this… Audio
Science: Toxicology (What's Your Poison?)
Dr Leo Schep from the NZ National Poisons Centre about substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life... ongaonga and karaka. Audio
