From stuff.co.nz 2009
The family of a Mataura possum hunter who died from 1080 poisoning 43 years ago want his death publicly acknowledged by the Department of Conservation and Animal Health Board. Both agencies say no-one has died of accidental 1080 poisoning in New Zealand. But Ian Buchanan’s widow, 69-year-old Elva Wicks, of Invercargill, said […]
Did you know that a NZ man died from 1080 poisoning in 1966? …his family is still waiting for the authorities to acknowledge this
26 Friday Jan 2018
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Bernie said:
The test was carried out by the Wallaceville Animal Research Centre because at the time the DSIR did not have the facilities for testing 1080.