Scientific Reviews of 1080

Independent scientific reviews

and official documents on 1080

SCIENTIFIC REVIEWS OF 1080

Scientific reviews provided by the following Independent Scientists: Dr Jo Pollard, BSc (Hons), PhD, Zoology; Quinn and Pat Whiting-O’Keefe, MD, MA, BA; Dr Alexis Mari Peitaki.

Reforming Resource Management in New Zealand: A Call for Balanced Governance

January 12, 2025

This report explores the challenges of balancing conservation and economic development under New Zealand's Resource Management Act. It outlines proposed reforms to ensure transparent governance and better management of Crown lands for the benefit of all New Zealanders.

Evidence of breaches of the HZNO Act in the 2007 reassessment of 1080 poison

June 15, 2022

Under New Zealand’s Hazardous Substances and New Organisms (HSNO) Act (1996), the major aerial spreaders of sodium monofluoroacetate (“1080” poison) (the Animal Health Board and the Department of Conservation) were required to apply to the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA), for permission to continue.

Inadequate Consultation of Māori on 1080 Poison

May 5, 2022

A review of the Department of Conservation's (DoC's) consultation with Māori on the aerial use of 1080 poison. Most Māori participants felt uncomfortable with the use of poisons in the environment, protecting the forest biodiversity, while the poison was contradictory to fundamental Māori beliefs.

Letter to Mike Slater, DOC, Re: Aerial1080 in Arthurs Pass National Park

August 1, 2019

You have given consent for the business “Vector Control Services” to aerially poison Arthurs Pass National Park, including places that have not been poisoned before, primarily to control rats in order to protect kakariki.

Science against 1080

July 12, 2019

Will NZ’s Department of Conservation win against rodents and stoats with 1080 poison? Scientist Dr Jo Pollard puts the counter view. The New Zealand government’s Department of Conservation (DoC) is responsible for managing our land and natural resources for the purposes for conservation.