Should the government ban the use of 1080?

Last answered 4 days ago

Yes

591 votes

47%

No

667 votes

53%

Distribution of answers submitted by Labour Party.

46%

Yes

35%

No

1%

Yes, and aggressively pursue alternative methods

14%

No, but there should be more restrictions on its use

3%

No, it is the best solution we currently have

2 Yes answers

3 No answers

0 overlapping answers

Data includes total votes submitted by visitors since Aug 10, 2017. For users that answer more than once (yes we know), only their most recent answer is counted in the total results. Total percentages may not add up to exactly 100% as we allow users to submit "grey area" stances that may not be categorised into yes/no stances.

Sodium fluoroacetate, commonly referred to as 1080, is a biodegradable pesticide used by conservationists and livestock farmers for pest control. Although the use of 1080 in New Zealand was deemed "effective and safe" by the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment in a 2011 re-evaluation and is widely considered to be the most effective tool currently available for controlling possums over large areas, hunters and animal rights activists have raised concerns about security of potable water supplies in areas where 1080 is applied.  See recent 1080 Ban news