Awaiting response

my feeling on 1080 are well known - until somebody finds an alternative that will control the opossum we will have to continue to use it on remote parts of the Peninsula. If we stop now the opossums will take over - ther is no doubt about that.

the increase in bird life in the Thames area is amazing  since 1080 has been used.

re gold mining - only 1 of 2 councilors to support the retention of schedule 4

many thanks for your questions

regards

Adrian

www.catranformayor.co.nz

Hi Sally, 

I am adamantly against the aerial use of 1080. There is no reason for its use on the Thames Coast and as Mayor I will forcefully lobby against its use there.

The attempt by the Government to allow for mining on schedule 4 conservation land on the Coromandel Peninsula was defeated in large part by the 6 of 8 Councillors (of which I was one) who supported the Council staff submission to the Government. This submission pointed out, through meticulous professional research, the extreme environmental sensitivity of the land in question, indicating that the proposed change was entirely inappropriate. The submission also provided all the environmental pressure groups on the Peninsula with the \'firepower\' of evidence necessary to make the Goverment change its mind. The two Councillors (one being the current Deputy mayor) who voted against this matter, did not understand this subtlety and let every one down very badly.

I am totally against the mining of any schedule 4 land, but recognise that achieving this is through the provision of hard evidence, and not through political grandstanding and a superficial representation of the facts.

Regards,

Dal Minogue.