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Blackmail-accused keeps name secret - for now
A man accused of attempted blackmail and threatening to contaminate infant milk formula with the poison 1080 has succeeded in keeping his name secret
Businessman to reappear in court over 1080 threat
A 60-year-old businessman will reappear in court next week on charges of attempted blackmail over a threat to contaminate infant milk formula with 1080.
Industry counts cost of 1080 threat
The 1080 infant formula threat cost New Zealand's dairy sector millions of dollars in loss of reputation, an industry body says.
MPI counts cost of 1080 baby formula scare
The Ministry of Primary Industries says the 1080 infant formula threat has cost the country tens of millions of dollars. MPI's deputy Director General, Scott Gallacher says while costing the industry… Audio
1080 scare cost infant formula industry millions
The Dairy Companies Association says the 1080 infant formula poisoning threat has cost the sector dearly. Nick Butcher reports. Audio
Anti-1080 campaigner says she's relieved at news of arrest
An anti-1080 campaigner is relieved the police have arrested an Auckland businessman over the threat to contaminate infant milk formula with 1080. Tricia Cheel, who stood for the Ban 1080 Party in… Audio
1080 formula threat cost put at $10m
Michael Barnett who heads the Infant Formula Exporters association of smaller companies puts the total to taxpayers at $10 million. Audio
Businessman charged with blackmail - report from court
A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court charged with criminal blackmail over the threat to poison infant milk formula with 1080. Our report Lauren Baker was at the Manukau District… Audio
Businessman charged with blackmail over 1080 formula threat
A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has appeared in court charged with criminal blackmail over the threat to poison infant milk formula with 1080. Kate Newton reports. Audio
Police media conference on contaminate threat
Last November, letters containing a concentrated form of 1080 were sent to Fonterra and Federated Farmers, with a threat to contaminate infant formula with it unless the poison's use in pest control… Audio
No luck on natural replacement for 1080
Researchers looking for a natural and indigenous replacement for 1080 say it is difficult to come up with a more effective pest-killer.
1080 drop begins in Auckland's Hunua Ranges today
The first stage of the 1080 drop on Auckland's Hunua Ranges, home to 60 per cent of the city's water supply begins today. Audio
Police hunting 1080 blackmailer search home of activist
Police investigating the 1080 baby formula threat have carried out an extensive search at the home of an activist on the West Coast. Audio
How successful has DOC's massive 1080 programme been?
In what it has called The Battle for Our Birds, the Department of Conservation has done aerial drops of 1080 across hundreds of thousands of hectares of beech forest to try to knock back a pest… Audio
Toxicology
What's your poison? Toxicologist Dr Leo Schep tests for substances taken internally or applied externally that are injurious to health or dangerous to life and looks at the future for synthetic… Audio
Activists say 1080 drop Hunua Ranges will end up in water
Groups opposed to a 1080 poison drop in the Hunua Ranges to tackle a huge rat problem say the poison won't fix anything, and the poison will just disrupt the ecosystem and end up in the local water… Audio
Akl Council pushes on with plan to drop 1080 near water supply
The Auckland Council is pushing forward on its plan to drop 1080 near the city's water supply, and says it may even have to drop the poison more regularly. Audio
Rat numbers increase 800% in Auckland ranges
The Auckland Council says a nine-fold increase in rat numbers in the Hunua Ranges means its decision to drop 1080 there is the right one. Audio
Industry responds to 1080 formula threat
The police are still trying to find out who is responsible for the threat to spike infant formula with the pest poison. Audio
MPI advise infant milk formula deadline looms
The Ministry for Primary Industry's Scott Gallacher has been listening to that. Audio