Pollutants

Date: 1992

From: [Posters concerning the environment and environmental protection. 1990s]

By: Nelson Environment Centre

Reference: Eph-C-ENVIRONMENT-1992-01

Description: Poster advocating alternatives to environmentally damaging disposable pads and nappies, lists the advantages to the environment and ones personal finances. Using alternatives would avoid adding to landfill and sewage, avoid toxic bleaching chemicals and toxic shock syndrome, and avoid supporting manufacturers of products which are not biodegradable. Text below lists some alternative products that are reusable and washable. Quantity: 1 colour photo-mechanical print(s). Physical Description: Offset print, 420 x 297 mm.

Date: 2000-2006

From: Kedgley, Susan Jane, 1948- : Papers

Reference: MSDL-1471

Description: Files relating to controversy over dioxin levels in Vietnam War veterans and their families and in people living near former Ivon Watkins Dow factory in New Plymouth. Includes emails, press releases, speeches, draft for policy plan to eliminate dioxins in New Zealand, questions for Minister of Health, draft of Paritutu Residents letter, media articles. Arrangement: Files were originally delivered to library within a folder called "My documents" and subfolder 'My Documents/Dioxins" Quantity: 37 Electronic document(s).

Date: 2009

From: Winter, Mark, 1958- : Digital cartoons published in the Southland Times and other papers

Reference: DCDL-0010836

Description: Plastic bags bearing the words 'plastic bag tax' float in the air. Refers to a government decision to charge for using plastic bags that has since been quashed by the PM.The 5c levy could have raised $39 million a year, based on the 780 million bags used by New Zealand supermarket shoppers although Dr Smith had said the money would go to supermarkets, not to environmental projects which was why the idea was quashed. There is a play on the words 'levy' and 'levitating'. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2005

From: Nisbet, Alastair, 1958- :Digital cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0005406

Description: Shows two ducks in marshes. One of the ducks has been shot and is lying on the ground. The other is about to land on the ground and tells their friend to "Look on the bright side! You've been hit by environmentally friendly steel-shot!" Published in The Press, 16 May 2005 Quantity: 1 digital image(s). Processing information: This cartoon file was donated to the library with no file extension. On recommendation of the Digital Archivist and with the consent of the donor, a ".jpg" file extension was added to this file in order to ensure it was readable and accessible.

Date: 2010

From: Hubbard, James, 1949-: Digital caricatures and cartoons

Reference: DCDL-0014058

Description: A man and woman sit at the breakfast table reading the paper and struggling with the bills. A headline in the newspaper reads 'Ex bank worker blames illness on handling bank notes'and his wife comments that she feels 'crook from not handling enough...' Refers to a former Christchurch bank worker who is blaming handling banknotes for an illness that left her unable to work for 18 months. Her GP said the illness was well-recognised in people who worked with solvents like paint, glue or other toxic sprays. She worked in an unventilated vault, about the size of a double garage, constantly handling notes. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).

Date: 2002-2005

From: Farrell, Damer, 1943-: Photographs of the West Coast

Reference: PADL-000362

Description: Photographs of protests against the use of 1080 pesticide. Arrangement: These files were originally delivered to the library within a folder called "Protests" Quantity: 46 digital photograph(s).

Date: 2007

From: Hawkey, Allan Charles, 1941- :[Digital cartoons published in the Waikato Times].

Reference: DCDL-0002898

Description: The Minister of Health, Pete Hodgson, sits behind his desk holding onto the original Paritutu dioxin study with a long handled pincer. He states that peer reviews have found the original study to be valid. Refers to the errors that were found in the original study being found not to have effected the main findings of the study. It was found that people living in the vicinity of the the former Ivon Watkins Dow agrochemical plant, in particular for at least 15 years between 1962 and 1987 had been exposed to high levels of dioxin, a contaminant that is a by-product of 245T. Quantity: 1 digital cartoon(s).