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West CoastJanuary 4

West Coast council expects profits from 1080

The West Coast Regional Council says its investment in a 1080 poison factory in Canterbury is a sound one that will deliver increasing returns as the government ramps up its efforts to eradicate pests in native forests.
West Coast council expects profits from 1080
West Coast council expects profits from 1080
NewsJune 25

'Mega-mast' leads to massive drop of 1080

The Department of Conservation will increase its 1080 coverage sevenfold this spring to fight an oncoming plague of rats, mice and stoats.
NewsJanuary 9

Otago 1080 drops highest

Otago might have one of the highest numbers of aerial 1080 operations in New Zealand but it also has one of the lowest rates of applying the poison.
DunedinDecember 10

Beech 1080 blitz possible: Doc

A 1080 poisoning programme may be needed in Otago's beech forests next year to protect endangered species from a potential pest plague, Doc says.
Beech 1080 blitz possible: Doc
Beech 1080 blitz possible: Doc
DunedinFebruary 17

Repeated steps to protest

Anti-1080-poisoning graffiti is obvious, chalked on the riser surfaces of paved steps in Dunedin's Octagon.
Repeated steps to protest
Repeated steps to protest
DunedinNovember 27

1080 drop: possums, rats killed, birds thrive

A recent aerial 1080 operation in the Silver Peaks area has had several benefits - not only have rat and possum populations been knocked to zero but researchers have had a chance to study the impact of 1080 on the resident South Island robin population.
West CoastSeptember 11

Seven keas dead in wake of 1080 work

A disappointed Department of Conservation has reported the deaths of seven keas following a recent 1080 pest control operation on the West Coast that was designed to prevent the birds eating poison baits.
Seven keas dead in wake of 1080 work
Seven keas dead in wake of 1080 work
DunedinJuly 1

Possum control ready to go

A possum control programme in the Silver Peaks, north of Dunedin, is dependent on the vagaries of the weather.
DunedinJune 20

Call for debate over use of 1080 on council land

It is time for the Dunedin City Council to have a "grown-up conversation" with residents about whether 1080 should continue to be used on council-owned land, Cr Fliss Butcher says.
Call for debate over use of 1080 on council land
Call for debate over use of 1080 on council land
EditorialJune 15

Keeping our forests alive

The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Jan Wright, is no friend of the establishment. She made herself unpopular with the Government in her vocal opposition to mining of the conservation estate; she has raised the red flag over Solid Energy's plans for lignite extraction; she opposed the former Labour-led government's policies on biofuels.
SouthlandDecember 17

Mohua count stable after 1080 drop

Numbers of the nationally endangered mohua in the Catlins are continuing to stabilise, more than a year on from a poisoning programme to reduce predators.
Mohua count stable after 1080 drop
Mohua count stable after 1080 drop
NationalJuly 20

1080 alternatives some way off

Alternatives to 1080 pest control are in the pipeline but none directly targets the control of rabbits.
DunedinJuly 15

1080 drops out of committee debate

A public discussion on the aerial use of 1080 in Dunedin does not appear to be about to start soon - through the Dunedin City Council, at least.
OpinionJuly 11

Still the most effective method of rabbit control

The Otago Regional Council has little choice in using 1080 to control rabbits, maintains Peter Preston.
DunedinJuly 9

Call for council to discuss 1080 use

The future of aerial 1080 use in Dunedin needed to be "dispassionately" discussed, city councillor Fliss Butcher said yesterday.
Call for council to discuss 1080 use
Call for council to discuss 1080 use
OpinionJune 16

1080 use is a money-go-round

1080 use is a money-go-round
1080 use is a money-go-round
EditorialMay 24

No practical alternative

It will be a sad day for the birds and bush of New Zealand if 1080 use is banned or severely restricted before a practical alternative is found.
NationalMay 11

1080 protest at DOC headquarters

Department of Conservation (DOC) staff are still trying to establish whether or not about 30 small green pellets left outside the West Coast conservancy office in Hokitika early yesterday are 1080 poison.
NationalMay 11

Labour MP calls for 1080 review

Labour list MP Damien O'Connor today joined a growing chorus of high-profile people questioning the continued use of aerial 1080 poison on the West Coast.
NationalFebruary 4

Aerial 1080 drop approved for national park

A 50,000kg aerial drop of 1080 poisoned bait has been approved for part of Fiordland National Park this winter.
Central OtagoJanuary 29

If we lose 1080, we're shot: Butcher

Rabbit numbers could get out of control in Otago if any of the most effective tools used to curb their numbers is lost, the Otago Regional Council has warned.
If we lose 1080, we're shot: Butcher
If we lose 1080, we're shot: Butcher
NationalDecember 1

1080 campaigner's criminal past revealed

Hamilton film maker Clyde Graf, one of the family duo that claims the moral high ground in the anti 1080 campaign, has convictions for bank robbery.
NationalAugust 20

Kea surviving 1080 drops - study

A study into whether kea are being killed by drops of 1080 poison has found no deaths so far among the kea being monitored.