We tested three potato varieties purchased from Woolworths New Zealand for glyphosate residues. All three returned non-detect results. Here's what that means—and what it doesn't.
Canada now continuously monitors new glyphosate evidence as it emerges. Should New Zealand adopt a similar approach, or is periodic reassessment enough in a rapidly evolving scientific landscape?
As part of the Council Herbicide Transparency Project, Whanganui District Council provided details about herbicide use across parks, reserves, roadsides, sportsgrounds, and other public spaces, including application methods, safety controls, and the active ingredients commonly used by contractors.
As part of the Council Herbicide Transparency Project, South Waikato District Council outlined herbicide use across parks, reserves, native vegetation areas, and roadsides, while also providing detailed operational procedures governing public notification, safety, and environmental protection.
As part of the Council Herbicide Transparency Project, Kaipara District Council outlined the herbicides used in parks, reserves, gardens, and roadsides, including application frequencies, contractor requirements, and review processes.
As part of the Council Herbicide Transparency Project, Ōtorohanga District Council confirmed the use of glyphosate and Conquest in parks, reserves, and cemeteries, with reviews occurring during contract renewals.
As microbiome research grows, some scientists are asking whether chemicals like glyphosate could influence the gut bacteria that play important roles in human health.
New Plymouth District Council has provided information on herbicide use across parks, reserves, sports grounds, and gardens. The council confirmed the use of the glyphosate-based product Knock Out 360 and highlighted a range of non-chemical weed-management methods, including mulching, mowing, companion planting, integrated pest management, and eco-certified alternatives.
South Wairarapa District Council has provided details of herbicide use across public spaces, including streets, parks, reserves, sports fields, and hard-edge areas. The response identifies glyphosate as the council's primary herbicide and includes a detailed Standard Operating Procedure covering safety, environmental protections, signage requirements, and operational controls.
Kapiti Coast District Council has provided details of herbicide use across public spaces, including parks, reserves, footpaths, sports fields, tracks, trails, and ecological restoration sites. The response includes application information, policy references, and an extensive chemical inventory supplied through the Council Herbicide Transparency Project.
The Council Herbicide Transparency Project examines how New Zealand councils manage herbicide use in parks, reserves, roadsides, sports fields, and other public spaces. Using official information requests, the project builds a nationwide public record of spraying practices, policies, product use, and review processes.
Most people would never knowingly add a toxic substance to someone else's food. Yet modern societies routinely accept risks that would alarm many people if viewed in isolation. This article explores Ulrich Beck's Risk Society theory and how invisible risks, fragmented responsibility, and normalisation can make harmful systems feel ordinary.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into glyphosate residues in food products marketed to families and children. The move raises an important question for New Zealand: if a major U.S. state believes this issue deserves scrutiny, why aren't similar questions being asked here?
Following the publication of independent glyphosate testing results for selected Weet-Bix products, No More Glyphosate NZ contacted Sanitarium for comment. This page reproduces the company's response in full, allowing readers to review Sanitarium's position on food safety, regulatory compliance, supplier standards, and glyphosate residues for themselves.
When regulators describe a chemical as "safe," they are not necessarily saying it is risk-free or incapable of causing harm. This article explores what safety means in regulatory science, how exposure limits are established, and why consumers and regulators sometimes view risk very differently. Understanding that distinction may change the way you interpret safety claims about glyphosate and other chemicals.
Glyphosate is frequently described as one of the most studied herbicides ever developed. Yet scientific understanding evolves. This article examines whether modern concerns about microbiome health, hormone disruption, cumulative exposure, and developmental effects were the same questions researchers were asking when many current safety standards were established.
Recent discussions about glyphosate residues in food highlight an important question: should consumers simply trust existing regulations, or should they have access to independent testing data so they can make their own informed decisions? This article explores the difference between regulatory compliance, personal risk tolerance, and the growing demand for transparency in the food supply.
An Auckland family’s concerns about herbicide spraying near their child’s school have raised broader questions about glyphosate use, parent notification, and transparency around chemical spraying in New Zealand schools.
Why did the gluten-free Weet-Bix sample return the highest glyphosate result in our independent testing? This article explores Australian sorghum, differing agricultural practices, trans-Tasman food regulations, and the growing gap between health branding and chemical transparency.
No More Glyphosate NZ has published an open letter to Sanitarium Health and Wellbeing Company following independent glyphosate residue testing of selected Weet-Bix products. The letter questions whether legal compliance alone is enough for foods marketed around wholegrain health, wellbeing, and trust.
