I have another 1080 poison example that ostensibly falls under the category "Incentive". I lived for 10 years on the border of Kahurangi National Park in the South Island. One day, a man came to my door and wanted me to sign some paper giving my permission for an aerial drop (via helicopter) of the 1080 poison that might affect my own property. I asked for his card, and he gave me one. The man gestured in the area where the drop would be, and I informed him that that area is very near where I and two other neighbours had a water take from a spring heading down from the Park, so I would not give my permission. He then said that my neighbours already signed, and I replied that they may not care if they drink poisoned water, but I certainly do, and I refused to sign. He then said that if I sign, I would receive a link to a site that would show exactly where the drops were actually made, to assure myself that my spring water wouldn't be affected. I replied that I should receive that info whether I sign or not, of course. He got frustrated and left. I took the card and emailed the firm to which he belonged (I don't remember the name) and complained about his badgering behaviour and that I am requesting the link that he mentioned. There was no reply to my email. What a disgusting bunch of scumbags.
So, the "Incentive" he offered me was information to which I most likely had a right to receive, but I didn't pursue things further, as I was swamped at the time with elder care.
Your experience is perhaps more common than you may realise. Waterways are poisoned at the same rate per/hectare at the land - even though there are no ‘pests’ in the water (!) It saves on helicopter fuel in avoiding them. I’ll post a doco about this you maybe interested in. You’re right, even the DHB Chief Medical Officer of Health (ha ha) described the contractors as ‘cowboys’.
The rules were tweaked (GrafBoys) so as it was 'ok' to drop it directly into waterways, even though the manufacturer's directions say not to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haROvRzjzjk
I have another 1080 poison example that ostensibly falls under the category "Incentive". I lived for 10 years on the border of Kahurangi National Park in the South Island. One day, a man came to my door and wanted me to sign some paper giving my permission for an aerial drop (via helicopter) of the 1080 poison that might affect my own property. I asked for his card, and he gave me one. The man gestured in the area where the drop would be, and I informed him that that area is very near where I and two other neighbours had a water take from a spring heading down from the Park, so I would not give my permission. He then said that my neighbours already signed, and I replied that they may not care if they drink poisoned water, but I certainly do, and I refused to sign. He then said that if I sign, I would receive a link to a site that would show exactly where the drops were actually made, to assure myself that my spring water wouldn't be affected. I replied that I should receive that info whether I sign or not, of course. He got frustrated and left. I took the card and emailed the firm to which he belonged (I don't remember the name) and complained about his badgering behaviour and that I am requesting the link that he mentioned. There was no reply to my email. What a disgusting bunch of scumbags.
So, the "Incentive" he offered me was information to which I most likely had a right to receive, but I didn't pursue things further, as I was swamped at the time with elder care.
Your experience is perhaps more common than you may realise. Waterways are poisoned at the same rate per/hectare at the land - even though there are no ‘pests’ in the water (!) It saves on helicopter fuel in avoiding them. I’ll post a doco about this you maybe interested in. You’re right, even the DHB Chief Medical Officer of Health (ha ha) described the contractors as ‘cowboys’.
The rules were tweaked (GrafBoys) so as it was 'ok' to drop it directly into waterways, even though the manufacturer's directions say not to. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haROvRzjzjk
https://youtu.be/3cKG8ZqkfdE here’s one example that I contributed to in the court case (unsuccessful of course).
I didn't know most of this ... thank you Ursula ... I love the investigative work you do ...
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The map video link is not what you think..Barry is not a Green and it a drawn out yawn..suggest you remove it.
ah well spotted, wrong puppet. Now amended!
https://maps.doc.govt.nz/externalmaps/index.html?viewer=pesticidesummary check some of the current drops here