Timaru's Dr Nick Wall has been identified by Flora and Fauna of Aotearoa as the chemist responsible for tests it commissioned on rats and other creatures washed up on a Westport beach. A man, identifying himself only as Mr X, phoned and spelled out the name Ideas Lab. Hansford told Newsroom clues given to him by a Flora and Fauna spokeswoman during an interview led him to Wall's identity. I agreed to comment on the laboratory's credentials if Flora and Fauna Aotearoa told me the name of the lab, but they did not. Flora and Fauna of Aotearoa has called for a moratorium on 1080 use until an investigation is undertaken.

Source: Stuff December 19, 2019 23:26 UTC