31 Oct 2017

Two alleging 1080 poisoning still waiting for answers

From Morning Report, 8:55 am on 31 October 2017

Two women who believe they were poisoned by 1080 more than three years ago say it's ridiculous they are still waiting for answers from health officials. Gwen Gardner and her sister were having a picnic inland from Greymouth when a helicopter flew over them. A while later they began to feel sick, and when they returned to their car they noticed 1080 pellets nearby. The West Coast Medical Officer of Health gave the women a draft report in 2015 but they have not heard from her since.