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References

  • AGROW 157. 1992. German state's pesticide restrictions. AGROW World Crop Protection News (157): 9.
  • AGROW 196. 1993. IVA lobbies MP's on garden products. AGROW World Crop Protection News (196): 9.
  • AGROW 251. 1996. World market growth for second year running. AGROW World Crop Protection News (251):20.
  • Anon. 1991. State of the Environment Report. An Environmental Health Perspective. Ottawa-Carleton Health Department, Environmental Health Directorate, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Anon. 1992. LC 1590, Rough Draft, 12/3/92.
  • Anon. 1997. High costs rule out eco-spray. Nor-West Newsbrief, 13/11/97.
  • ARC. 1997. Auckland Regional Plant Pest Management Strategy. Auckland Regional Council.
  • Ashford, N.A., Miller, C.S. 1991. Chemical Exposures: Low Levels and High Stakes. Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York.
  • Bain, J. 1995. Letter to I. McInnes. Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour, Papatoetoe, October 1 1995.
  • Baird, W. 1997. Fax to M. Watts. Auckland City, December 16 1997.
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  • Begg, J., Bates, M. 1996. Interim Guidelines for the Investigation and Surveillance of Agrichemical Spray Drift Incidents. Communicable Disease Centre, Institute of Environmental Science & Research Limited, Porirua.
  • Bellingham, M., Davis, A., Julian, A., Farrow, M. 1996. Management of Natural Resources and Heritage in Waitakere Parks. Unpublished report to Waitakere City Council. Mark Bellingham Associates, Waitakere City.
  • Benbrook, C. M. 1996. Growing Doubt: A Primer on Pesticides Identified as Endocrine Disruptors and/or Reproductive Toxicants. The National Campaign for Pesticide Policy Reform, Washington, D.C.
  • Briggs, S. 1992. Basic Guide to Pesticides: Their Characteristics and Hazards. Rachel Carson Council, Washington, D.C.
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  • Burtenshaw, M., Lucas, R. 1994. Pesticide Review for the Wellington City Council Parks Department of the Culture & Recreation Division. The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand, Wellington.
  • Cameron, D. 1996a. Hazardous waste minimisation: reducing wastes at the source, Factsheet #3. Environment Canada.
  • Cameron, D. 1996b. Non-agricultural pesticide use, Factsheet #8. Environment Canada.
  • Champion, P.D. 1995. Assessment of plant pests for inclusion in Auckland Regional Council's pest management strategies. Consultancy report, No. ARC315, NIWA, Hamilton.
  • Clary, P. 1997. Grassroots groups stop herbicide use by huge state agency. Internet bulletin, Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, April 29 1997.
  • Clunie, N. 1995. A Strategy for Management of Plant Pests in Auckland Conservancy. Dept of Conservation, Auckland.
  • Coenradi, W. 1997. Meeting with B. Gould and M. Watts, North Shore City, October 20 1997.
  • Colborn, T., Dumanoski, D., Myers, J.P. 1996. Our Stolen Future. Little, Brown and Company, Boston, USA.
  • Copas, K. 1997. Fax to M. Watts. Auckland City, November 21 1997.
  • Cox, C. 1995. It's time for change. Journal of Pesticide Reform, 15(3):2-6.
  • Davis, A. 1998. Natural Area Weeds of Auckland City. Unpublished report, Auckland City.
  • Davis, M. 1995. Enlightened Brighton. Pesticides News (27): 12-13.
  • Davis, M. 1997. Measures to reduce chemical use. Pesticide News (35):12-13.
  • de Haen, H., Fink, H.F., Thoroe, C., Wahmoff, W. 1991. Impact of German intensive crop production and agricultural chemical policies in Hildesheime Borde and Rhein-Pfalz. In: Young MD (ed.) Towards. Sustainable Development. Belhaven Press. London.
  • Dixon, M., Fuller, J. 1997. Environmental Weeds and Pest Coordinator. Meeting with B. Gould, A. Davies and M. Watts, Waitakere City, October 24 1997.
  • DoC and ARC 1992 Weed Control Manual. Department of Conservation (Northland) and Auckland Regional Council (Parks Service).
  • Dryson, E.W. 1998. Letter to B. Gould, Auckland City.Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour, Ellerslie, Auckland.
  • Esler, A. 1988. Naturalisation of Plants in Urban Auckland. DSIR Publishing, Wellington.
  • Fahey, J. 1997. Fax to M.Watts. All Terrain Holdings Ltd., Lower Hutt, New Zealand, November 13 1997.
  • Fitzsimmons, J. 1997. Letter to Alastair Thompson, Mayor, Thames-Coromandel District Council. Parliament Building, Wellington, October 13 1997.
  • Fuller, J., Julian, A. 1995. Waitakere Ranges Environmental Weeds. Unpublished report to Auckland Regional Council and Waitakere City Council.
  • Gould, B. 1997. The management and control of weeds and vegetation on Council land. Report to Joint Meeting of the Works and Services and Recreation and Community Services Committees. 23 May 1997, Auckland City.
  • Green, A. 1995. Letter to D. Macdonald, Roading Manager, Manukau City, from Brookfields, Auckland.
  • Hammond, M. 1995. Pesticide By-Laws: Why We Need Them; How to Get Them. Consultancy for Alternative Education, Montreal.
  • Hannah, J. undated. Pesticide Controversy in the City of Cambridge. Unpublished.
  • Henricksen, P. 1997. Pers. comm. Environmental researcher, Socialist Peoples Party. Danish Parliament, Copenhagen, April 24 1997.
  • Higgott, J., Cartelle, B. 1997. Meeting with B. Gould and M. Watts, Manukau City Council, October 28 1997.
  • Hoskins, G.M., Lewthwaite, R., Popay, I. 1991. Devonport Street Weed Control Trials - Incorporating Mechanical, Hand, Fatty Acid, Roundup and Infra-Red Weed Burner Methods. North Shore City.
  • Jarman, J. 1995. Letter to the Chief Reporter. Community Health Services, Northland Health Limited, 2 October 1995.
  • Jury, J. 1994. Use of Chemicals in Amenity Areas. Report to the Director of City Services from John Jury, Personnel Manager Health & Safety, Auckland City, March 3 1994.
  • Kale, P. 1995. Mutagenicity testing of nine herbicides and pesticides currently used in agriculture. Environmental Molecular Mutagenicity 25:148-153.
  • Kasprzok, G. 1992. Norwich City Council - developing a pesticides policy. Pesticides News (15): 4-5.
  • Keane G., Gallagher, M. 1997. Chemical Reduction Programme. Report to the Recreation and Community Services Committee from the Sports Park Officer, Auckland City, July 30 1997.
  • Kidd, H., James, D.R. 1991. The Agrochemicals Handbook, Third Edition. Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, England.
  • Macdonald, D. 1995. Letter to I. McInnes from Roading Manager, Manukau City Council, October 4 1995.
  • Manukau Works. 1996. Letter to I. McInnes. March 29 1996.
  • McLaughlin, J. 1997. Pers. comm. Sports Park Officer, Park Services, Auckland City.
  • Morgan, D.P. 1989. Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings. United States Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.
  • Nagels, P. 1997. The Streetscapes in Auckland City. . . How Should They be Managed? (Draft report). Project in Engineering Management, the University of Auckland, School of Business.
  • North Shore City. Undated. North Shore City Council Policy for Weed Control in Council Administered Areas, North Shore City.
  • O'Donnell, J.L. 1993. Multiple Chemical Sensitivity Syndrome. Report commissioned by ACC Head Office, Wellington, N.Z.
  • Oates, M., Glenn, A., Thompson, D. 1997. Meeting with B. Gould and M. Watts, Wellington City Council, October 30 1997.
  • PANNA. 1996. San Francisco bans pesticides. PANUPS, October 18, 1996.
  • Pimentel, D., Acquay, H., Biltonen, M., Rice, P., Silva, M., Nelson, J., Lipner, V., Giordano, S., Horowitz, A., D'Amore, M. 1993. Assessment of environmental and economic impacts of pesticide use. In: Pimentel, D., Lehman, H. [eds]: The Pesticide Question - Environment, Economics and Ethics. Routledge, New York.
  • Rea, W.J. 1992. Chemical Sensitivity. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, USA.
  • Reeve, J. 1998. Letter to Bryan Gould, Auckland City. Comment in response to Roundup information summary paper. National Manager (Standards - Toxicology/Pesticides), Agricultural Compounds Unit, Ministry of Agriculture, Wallaceville, NZ.
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  • Rodney District Council. 1997. Untitled extract from reserves strategy, Rodney District Council, October 30 1997.
  • Stephenson, K. 1992. 1992 Report on the Status of Pesticide Use Reduction in the Urban Environment. Ontario Ministry of the Environment, Ontario, Canada.
  • Tauranga District Council. 1996. Community Toxins Group, Established Operational Exemptions as at January 1996. Tauranga District Council.
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  • Tindall, D. 1997. Fax to M. Watts. Waipuna International Ltd., December 12 1997.
  • Veitch, R. Undated. Weed Control Manual. Auckland Regional Council & Dept of Conservation, Auckland and Northland Conservancies.
  • Walls, C. 1995. Letter to John Bain. Occupational Safety and Health Service, Department of Labour, Manukau. April 9 1996.
  • Watson, P. 1997. Meeting with B. Gould and M. Watts, Tauranga District Council, September 3 1997.
  • Watts, M. 1994. The Poisoning of New Zealand. AIT Press, Auckland.
  • Watts, M. 1995. Auckland City - Pesticide Reduction in Parks & Reserves. Soil & Health Association of New Zealand Inc, Auckland, May 8 1997.
  • Watts, M., MacFarlane, R. 1997. Reducing Reliance: A Review of Pesticide Reduction Initiatives. Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific, Penang, Malaysia.
  • Wiggins, J. 1994. Chemical Usage on Parks and Reserves. Report to the Recreation and Community Services Committee from the Recreation and Community Services Advisor, Auckland City, October 21 1994.
  • Works Co-ordinator. 1993. Vegetation Control. Report to the Works and Services Committee, Auckland City, 23 June 1993.
  • World Health Organization. 1990. Public Health Impacts of Pesticides Used in Agriculture. World Health Organization, Geneva.
  • Wotherspoon, S. 1997. Motutapu Weed Control Strategy, Department of Conservation, Auckland.
  • Ziem, G.E. 1994. Multiple chemical sensitivity: treatment and follow-up with avoidance and control of chemical exposures. International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 3(3):239-252.

Reviewed - October 2006