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Auckland days away from 1080 drop

Author
NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 3:19PM
File Photo / Auckland Council
File Photo / Auckland Council

Auckland days away from 1080 drop

Author
NZ Herald,
Publish Date
Thu, 30 Aug 2018, 3:19PM

Auckland is days away from another controversial 1080 drop.

The council is preparing to drop the poison over the Hunua Ranges and surrounding land, when weather permits.

The last 1080 spray in 2015 successfully eradicated rats and possums, benefiting threatened species like kokako and Hochstetter's frogs.

But councillor Penny Hulse says as expected, pest numbers are starting to rise again.

She says repeating pest control is the best way to ensure the forest and threatened species are protected.

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