Raumati resident Nike Morton has started a petition to ban aerial spraying in Queen Elizabeth Park.

Raumati resident Nike Morton who presented a 900-signature petition to stop aerial spraying the park at the meeting. (credit: stuff.co.nz)

A report on the second meeting about the use of poisons in Queen Elizabeth Park by the Wellington Regional Council is here on the Kapiti Independent News website

As has been observed previously, there is a place for controlling pests with chemicals designed to kill, for example, living tree borer, and lichen on roof tiles. But the quantities need to be applied sparingly — otherwise we get a toxic environment, for everything.