1080 Poison
Endangered kea are doing themselves no favours with their antics
Hugely intelligent, insatiably curious, kea are more endangered than kiwi - and their bold antics are partly why the alpine parrot's population is shrinking. Audio
Helicopter accidentally dropped 1080 on takeoff, new documents
A helicopter company contracted to drop 1080 in Fiordland accidentally dropped the toxin on takeoff because it left a bucket open, new documents reveal. Video, Audio
DoC says today's 1080 drop is within the rules
The Department of Conservation and health officials have moved to reassure the public that 1080 poison drops on the West Coast today are being done safely and are within the rules. Video, Audio
1080 blackmailer admits pills charges
Auckland businessman Jeremy Hamish Kerr who threatened to spike infant milk formula with 1080, has admitted charges relating to possessing and selling party pills. Audio
Fears 1080 change will poison consent process
Worried communities fear they will have no say on the use of 1080 when the government takes over the management of pest control. Audio
Auckland man denies sale motive in threat to spike milk formula
An Auckland businessman who threatened to spike infant milk formula with 1080 denies he did it to boost sales for his own pesticide. Audio
DoC's job to save Northland forests - council
The chair of Northland's Regional Council says it is up to the Department of Conservation, not the community, to save the region's dying forests.
1080 Drops - Dr Graeme Elliott
A massive 1080 poison offensive has successfully wiped out 95 per cent of rats and 85 per cent of stoats in targeted forests around the country. But the result still fell a bit short of what a… Audio
Possibility of another beech mast, says DOC
The Department of Conservation is predicting next year will be bad for predators and says it could be worse than in 2014 when they had to respond with the country's largest 1080 drop. Audio