There is no effective antidote for 1080 poisoning in humans. A retired NZ MD Charles Baycroft has kindly & bravely told us that 1080 poisoning won’t be found because MDs are not allowed to look for it. Neither are you allowed to do an epidemiological study into its effects on humans. So if you die of it the good Doctor said, nobody will know. EWR
Midstream of an article further down here about a Labrador pet poisoned in the Hunua Ranges are the related links to the topic of 1080. ‘Council approves’ … ‘Kiwi repopulate’ and ‘bid to stop’ 1080 drop. The Kiwi repopulate one is pretty strategic or yes, could be random. Putting the positive shine on a sad topic however it ‘justifies’ the drops in the mind of you the reader. Since your government does not exercise the precautionary principle with 1080, you may like to familiarize yourself with the many things you aren’t being told by your ‘protection’ authorities or mainstream media, contained in the following six articles:
With the Hunua Ranges 1080 drop about to happen following a brief foray in court to stop it, where the judge deemed it should go ahead anyway in spite of 19 Doctors writing to the government cautioning about health risks. Not to mention DoC’s lawyers asking that their scientist not be cross examined… how dodgy is that? They just plow on regardless & ignore the voice of the people. Getting very fascist isn’t it?
READ MORE AT THE LINK: https://envirowatchrangitikei.wordpress.com/2018/09/23/a-1994-1080-drop-in-aks-catchment-area-left-water-treatment-filters-packed-with-poison-pellets-a-further-drop-is-planned-this-year/
Remember this post on social media? September just gone? QUOTE:
“I was there last week
Doc wouldn’t let our lawyer cross examine their scientists and court allowed that. Lawyer won hands down against doc
They couldn’t prove 1080 safety…..TOTAL CORRUPTION
Our lawyer proved by DoC’s own files they were lying …but we LOST”
NOTE: SINCE THIS POSTED, I’VE HEARD THE DROP IS NOT GOING AHEAD AT THIS STAGE. STILL IN COURT…. (PS 19/1/2019 … it DID of course go ahead).
Why do they not want their scientist cross examined? Couldn’t stand the heat? Don’t have the back up science for their data? Could be anybody’s guess but certainly not rocket science. Whatever side of the fence you sit on the 1080 issue, this is about justice of which there appears to be very little these days, remembering Graeme Sturgeon for instance & his ‘win’ that left him with $23K court costs. Looking from afar here we are being sent a very clear message which I’m sure you can figure out for yourselves.
READ MORE AT THE LINK: https://envirowatchrangitikei.wordpress.com/2018/09/15/docs-lawyers-ask-the-judge-that-their-scientist-not-be-questioned-the-hunua-drop-is-to-go-ahead-this-weekend/
3) IN SPITE OF A SIGNED LETTER TO GOVT BY 19 NZ DOCTORS CONCERNED ABOUT 1080 HEALTH RISKS, THE HUNUA RANGES DROP IS GOING AHEAD!
Note: remember people, this has been in court (big thanks to Sue Grey, lawyer) and DoC’s lawyers asked the judge for their scientist to NOT be cross examined. How dodgy is that? And the drop is going ahead. No surprizes there. See the Court approval here.
The news here below is from Carol Sawyer.
IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE*
THE INCREDIBLE LETTER BELOW HAS BEEN PREPARED BY DOCTORS WHO ARE CONCERNED ABOUT 1080 POISON BEING DEPOSITED IN DRINKING WATER
Open letter to the Government, Friday, 21st September 2018.
As doctors, we are extremely concerned about the health risk of depositing poisoned bait over 22,500 hectares of the Hunua water catchment area. Specifically, we are concerned about Sodium Fluoroacetate (SMFA / 1080), a known deadly poison which is known to cause sub-lethal effects on reproduction and is classified as a teratogen, having potential to contaminate the Auckland water supply.
READ MORE AT THE LINK: https://envirowatchrangitikei.wordpress.com/2018/09/21/in-spite-of-a-signed-letter-to-govt-by-19-nz-doctors-concerned-about-1080-health-risks-the-hunua-ranges-drop-is-going-ahead/
This statement is made within correspondence in 1994 by an Eltham resident (NZ) to a US manufacturer of 1080 (details supplied in the document at the end of the article). The person was trying to ascertain the level of risk to environment and health regarding an imminent drop of 1080 poison into a Taranaki National Park.
It is interesting to note that the replies to all the risks the person raises in their questions are risks that are now deemed quite safe & have become normalized (to the authorities at least that is – many people are now very concerned, witness the recent hikoi & continual NZ wide protests going on).
Here are the questions and answers enlarged for reading:
5) 1080 POISON DROPPED DIRECTLY INTO AUCKLAND’S WATERWAYS IN 2015 – WITH REGIONAL COUNCIL’S CONSENT
The Auckland Council stated in its pacifying document that it used “highly accurate GPS application technology to apply bait”.
The truth is that GPS technology was used to ensure every stream and watercourse within the drop boundaries were spread with 1080 poison.
The Auckland Regional Public Health Service set conditions “to protect human health”, and also helped with the “drinking water monitoring plan”, stated Auckland Council in a project document. However, it’s sobering to note that in 2008 the Ministry of Health stated “To date there are no known epidemiological studies that have been carried out in relation to 1080 and potential adverse health effects on humans.” It’s now 2016, and still no studies on chronic impacts have been done, but the areas the poison is being dropped into our environment continues to increase ….
WATCH THE GRAFBOYS’ VIDEO AT THE LINK: https://envirowatchrangitikei.wordpress.com/2016/07/02/1080-poison-dropped-directly-into-aucklands-waterways-in-2015-with-regional-councils-consent/
6) IN NZ 1080 CAN NOW BE DROPPED INTO ANY SIZED WATERWAY: THE MANUFACTURER’S WARNING SAYS NOT TO DROP IT INTO WATERWAYS
So NZ seems to be able to just bypass the manufacturer’s instructions. And we the public are supposed to just ignore these guidelines too & trust that all’s good? Where is the scientific data that says it’s now safe? The years long scientific testing of 1080 in water? I haven’t seen any. And what other regulations are they bypassing? …
READ MORE AT THE LINK: https://envirowatchrangitikei.wordpress.com/2018/11/10/in-nz-1080-can-now-be-dropped-into-any-sized-waterway-the-manufacturers-warning-says-not-to-drop-it-into-waterways/
BELOW IS THE STUFF ARTICLE ABOUT THE POISONED LABRADOR FOLLOWING THE DROP IN THE SAID HUNUA RANGES:
From stuff.co.nz
A much-loved pet dog has died from suspected 1080 poisoning after a walk through Auckland’s Hunua Ranges.
Essi the chocolate labrador began vomiting a “bright-green substance” during the drive home from the regional park on Saturday evening.
Cara Popping said her family pet then started convulsing uncontrollably at the after-hours vet, before the decision was made to have her euthanised.
While it’s unconfirmed exactly what caused the apparent poisoning, 1080 was considered a likely option.
READ MORE:
* Bid to stop tonnes of 1080 being dropped in Auckland’s Hunua ranges fails
* Brown kiwi repopulate Hunua Ranges after 40 years
* Council approves 1080 poison drop in Hunua regional park next year
The 23,000 hectare parklands had just reopened that day after being closed for an aerial drop of 1080, or sodium fluoroacetate, in bait form as part an extensive pest eradication scheme.
Auckland Council’s operation lead Rachel Kelleher said although a rigorous track clearance programme was completed, and warning signs erected, “it is possible that dogs could come into contact with baits and carcasses if not closely supervised”.
Cara’s father said he did not note any warning signs driving in to the suspension bridge track parking lot, and didn’t keep her on a lead.
“She was in my sight all the time, but she was deviating one to two metres from the path.
“When we got home we saw that she had been vomiting a very bright-green substance with small dark blue granules.”
On the way to the Manukau After Hours Veterinary Clinic, she had a convulsion. She was given sedative, but it wasn’t enough to stop the fits.
The veterinary clinic’s practice manager, Jedda Ford said it appeared she had ingested a very large dose of poison, but couldn’t be sure if it was slug bait or 1080 – a sample had been collected for testing.
“The vet said there was a 5-10 per cent chance she would live and almost a 100 per cent chance she would have brain damage,” he said.
Essi was put to sleep on humane grounds.
Cara Popping said the family was beyond devastated.
“Everyone was her best friend; She was the most beautiful dog in the world,” her father said.
But the family weren’t interested in placing blame, or joining sides in the 1080 debate – they simply wanted to warn other dog owners to exercise caution around the Hunua Ranges.
“We’d hate for another family to got through the same heartbreak as we have,” Popping said.
The official Auckland Council advice is to keep dogs on a leash around in drop areas – and keep dogs well fed and hydrated.
More information on dogs and 1080 could be found at the Auckland Council website.
Stuff
Environmental Health Watch NZ 
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