Thread: 1080 KILLING FISH

Originally Posted by cambo

Just read this.....
Council's secret investment in 1080 factory

I have been chewing on this for a couple of days. What a tangled and deadly web they weave.

Westland Regional Council.

1/ They charge the ratepayers a pest control levy, or make them pay under the general rating system to have their forests 1080ed.

2/ They send in their own approved contractors to do the pre poison monitoring on which supposedly the decision is made to 1080 a block.

3/ Then their approved contactor who has the approved Resource Consents issued by the same Council to him for 20 years is awarded the contract to spread the 1080.

4/ The approved contactor then purchases the necessary tonnage of poison from the 1080 factory that is all or partially owned by the Westland Regional Council.

You would have to say that this is pretty incestuous.

Originally Posted by Scribe

I have been chewing on this for a couple of days. What a tangled and deadly web they weave.

Westland Regional Council.

1/ They charge the ratepayers a pest control levy, or make them pay under the general rating system to have their forests 1080ed.

2/ They send in their own approved contractors to do the pre poison monitoring on which supposedly the decision is made to 1080 a block.

3/ Then their approved contactor who has the approved Resource Consents issued by the same Council to him for 20 years is awarded the contract to spread the 1080.

4/ The approved contactor then purchases the necessary tonnage of poison from the 1080 factory that is all or partially owned by the Westland Regional Council.

You would have to say that this is pretty incestuous.

I have to agree Scribe, It sounds dodgy as hell. But I would bet my last dollar that the whole deal is tight as a Camel`s arse in a sandstorm legally.