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Another battle facing an ancient forest

5/7/2016

A Far North community that pitched in to save an ancient forest from possums and rats now has a new enemy to contend with - kauri dieback.

Warawara Forest in north Hokianga has been bouncing back after a 1080 poison drop last spring and intensive trapping on surrounding farmland.

But scientists have now confirmed the presence of the kauri killing pathogen phytopthera agathidicida (PTA) around trees on private land in the Puapua area, just north west of the forest.

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1080 drops delayed until fine weather returns to southern Marlborough

1/7/2016

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Two scheduled 1080 drops to combat bovine tuberculosis in southern Marlborough have been delayed.

The drops were planned to cover more than 25,000 hectares at Isolated Hill, near the Waima River, and at Kowhai-Swyncombe, near Kaikoura, and have been pushed back until late winter.

An aerial drop of toxic 1080 baits over about 3635ha at Isolated Hill was originally scheduled from May until June but will now take place in the next period of suitable fine weather, an OSPRI TBfree spokeswoman said.

The area has been pre-fed before the 1080 baits were due to be spread.

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Another battle facing an ancient forest

1080 drops delayed until fine weather returns to southern Marlborough

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