Glyphosate
RoundUp: the landmark case and what it means for our economy and our health
Glyphosate is one of the most commonly used weedkillers in the world, but there’s huge pressure to phase it out.
Find out why and what that might mean for our billion dollar agricultural sector. Audio
The Pukekohe company creating world-class green pesticides
New Zealand could lead the world in developing biological pesticides, according to plant pathologist Stephen Ford. China has named Ecolibrium Biologicals – which he founded – one of the top ten… Audio
International comment with Special Trade Envoy
Mike Peterson says rules around the use of the weed killer glyphosate are likely to change and US President's China trade block could have an impact on our beef and dairy exports. Audio
Monsanto: Roundup less toxic than bleach
The global chemical company Monsanto is describing Roundup as safer than household bleach, with a lower toxicity than table salt, days after a jury found the weedkiller gave a man cancer. Audio
Roundup: Safe or not?
A US Jury has found chemical giant Monsanto liable for causing cancer in a school groundskeeper. The man used the company's popular weedkiller Roundup for years before developing lymphoma. Audio
EPA Chief Scientist fronts up on hazardous substances
The Environmental Protection Authority, currently under fire for its analysis about whether glyphosate in weedkiller might be carcinogenic, is ramping up its work to reassess the hazardous substances… Audio
Top scientists mystified over EPA stance on herbicide
The Environmental Protection Authority's competence has been called into question after it dismissed the finding of World Health Organisation experts that glyphosate is probably carcinogenic to…
Knock Out The Needle
Marlborough farmer Tim Struthers has spent several years trying to control Chilean Needle Grass on his sheep and beef farm near Seddon. The invasive weed can out-compete pasture grasses and its seed… Audio
Round Up report 'not thorough enough'
A common herbicide should not be cleared for use because the recent safety review by the government was fundamentally flawed, says GE Free NZ.
Should glyphosate weedkiller be banned in NZ ?
Glyphosate is the most widely used herbicide in the world, including in New Zealand where it is used in about 90 products. In March 2015 The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a… Audio
Probable carcinogenic pesticide not yet banned in NZ
A chemical the World Health Organisation considers 'probably carcinogenic' will continue to be used in New Zealand, despite calls for a ban. Audio