I had a chat with some overseas visitors. They were filming the helicopter dropping the pre feed over the ranges for the 1080 drop They were shocked that this was happening and also with the irresponsible use of chemical sprays on roadsides specially as these are directly beside water. These much-needed tourists went on to explain what these poisons are doing and not just to the environment, to everything and that they are cutting their stay in the Coromandel short because of these reasons. Quite embarrassing, quite worrying. (If the cost of the 1080 drops was used to pay a bounty what would each tail be worth? Why are roadsides both sprayed and mowed, could just mowing still work like it used to?)
