NZs 1080 Dillemma

16th of December 2014 to the Otago Daily Times Newspaper Dunedin NZ

 DOC admits today that there 1080 Drops have Killed Three Kea fitted with Transmitters.
Oh and how many Kea where NOT fitted with Transmitters that are now dead from 1080?
How many Falcon Hawks and Weka are fitted with Tracking Devices ? They ARE likely to ingest 1080 rodents
Are they not?  I am sorry but this is not Science at work but pure guesswork. Common Sense tells us this..
The Department of Conservation just hasn’t got the Manpower to do the fieldwork needed for the size of their estate.
The Kea is officially on the Road to Extinction and the Government has just tar sealed it.
Oh yes we can remove all rodents from Mainland New Zealand but it might hurt a little.

I am sure someone in history said “We know Atomic Bombs are not perfect but they our the best tool we have to do the job”.

Lou Sanson's Doc Shakeup

Posted 19th November 2014 to the Fiordland Advocate Newspaper.

I hear the new Director Lou Sanson on the Radio Saying that He wants to Straighten out the Department of Conservation
Because they are in a mess after restructuring and internal cooperation is under stress and so are safeguards set up after the
Cave Creek Disaster...

I suppose 1080 is like Cave Creek viewing Platforms as it has a level of danger attached to it if not done right.
I was asked recently why 1080 drops are Illegal in the USA and not here... I suppose the answer is that Nobody in
America would ever want to open them selves up to litigation if a drop went wrong because that could be massive.

In New Zealand we don’t need to care about collateral damage, that is why there are few warning signs posted
Around our lakes and Parks about possible man made Toxins and low level effects.

Personally I think it’s a branding problem, 1080 sounds more toxic than Bird Restoration Sprinkles or Eco Balancing Agent.

Te Anau's Silly Sewage Sceme

Posted 20th September 2014 to the Fiordland Advocate Te Anau NZ

 If you think about it Te Anau Sewage Answer is staring at it in the face.. Native Beech Forest is Idea suited to absorb Nutriments for waste water and there are No People there to be offended by it.

Clearly if we can Dump 1080 all over it then Waste Water should be far less environmentally intrusive to wildlife and after all we got’ta put the National Park to use for something if you cant fish shoot or safely walk through it.
The Kepler Mountains would be Perfect and if you play it right  any surplus waste water could drift safely out to sea via the Manapouri Power Station and make some extra electricity Into the bargain !

Come on Southland District Council, where is your plucky spirit, a true Heath Robinson sewage system Is like the Movie “Field of Dreams” Let’s Build it and People will Come to use it.  let Nature deal with the pesky microbes.

Southland Times - 1080 Conspiracy 2014

Posted 30th August 2014 to the Southland Times Invercargill NZ

To sooth the concerns of Southlanders about the unprecedented 1080 Drop in the Iris Burn Valley in Fiordland I took the liberty of
Channeling a Conspiracy Theorist to find out what is really going on.

As I discovered Years ago the Department of Conservation is a perfect Cover for a
Sinister Secret Government Agency, doing Secret X file type project disguised as harmless Bird Recovery Projects.. Projects that no one questions... Or Monitors..

The recent 1080 Drop has got to be one such event. In-fact the so called Beech Mast has not happened as no one has seen the trees flower this last summer
And the Rodent Emergency is something to do with an unexplained Explosion that literally Vaporized a large area of Trees in the Valley in 1984 .

The 1080 Drop is a cover for a urgently conceived “Sweep Up” operation before the Tourist come back and it also has the Benefit of Discouraging Sportsmen from the area.
The Black Radio Mast on top of Mount Tinsley is another interesting feature that DOC Staff claim to have no knowledge of.. But it is more than likely to be part of a Clandestine
Mountain Top Research Facility or for Monitoring of some unexplained phenomenon such as Bats that suddenly appeared from nowhere in the Valley in 2012 Near the Site of the
Vaporization also known as “the Big Slip” A name that has never been explained properly, a Slip in Time or a Dimensional Slip? I think there are some Dark Secrets to this story : )

Notice the harmless Pre-Drop of Bait too place under tight security at the Airport and took ages, the Actual Poison Bated took place on a cloudy day for flying with less Helicopters in less time and from an run down Barn Off the Supply Bay Road... What was that all bout? And why was the Mayor apparently not informed that the Council Airport was sealed off to the Public?  Why has DOC never acknowledged the visit of top Texas Scientist Brian Tinsley and his Son from Washington to the Valley in Dec 2011? All Good fodder for Conspiracy Guys!

Dominion Post - Fiordland 1080 Drop

Posted 29th August 2014 to the Dominion Post Newspaper Wellington NZ

As some people in Wellington may be aware Fiordland National Park has had a Massive load of 1080 Poison dropped on it this week.
This sparked a community debate down South about our National Branding. Should Our National Parks go Organic to keep up with our %100 percent Pure
Brand?

Nature Should be used to sort out our Rodent Problems and if the Department of Conservation thinks it a fair trade killing off our Hawks and Falcons
In order to save a few Yellowhead Birds then Man will have to take the place of our apex predators forever in a day.

Overuse of Chemical Pest Control is a Serious Problem to the Natural Balance of the Planet and the Department Should be a little more aware of this.
And unintended consequences to the Economy as well.

All Venison from Fiordland is now suspect as is our World Famous Trout Fishing.
Our Brand has been tarnished on a Fontera Level.

Jim Mora - Poisoning Lake Manapouri

Posted August 18th 2014 to Jim Mora and the Panel Radio New Zealand.

Here is a game Changer

Remember Norman Kirk ,
National wanted to Raise Lake Manapouri and Lost the Election to Labour

Now National Is Planning to Flood Lake Manapouri our most pristine and Beautiful Lake with 1080 !

As we speak they are ready to drop A Million Dollar Payload of Poison on the Kepler Mountains
If order to come to the rescue of a hand full of bats and Birds who have been Holding out grimly against
Rodents there since the days of the first Europeans..

Today however There is Helicopter activity not seen since the Fall of Saigon to Deliver the Payload
And Our Airport is locked down with Police and DOC Heavies Guarding the Gate for Operation Overkill

This Massive Drop will wash into the lake and out to Doubtful Sound. Fish from Manapouri & Te Anau will be
Suspect as the poisoned rodents are eaten by fish. And its not clear what effect there will be on the Resident Dolphins and Penguins in the Sound
Further down the Food Chain..

I really think Dr Smith has Shot his Party in the Foot with this one!