No More Glyphosate NZ is an independent, community-funded project focused on transparency around glyphosate use, residues, and regulation in New Zealand. We investigate how pesticides, food production, and policy decisions affect public health and consumer clarity — so New Zealanders can make informed choices in a system that often hides the detail.
Bayer has paid nearly $20 billion settling Roundup cancer claims. More than 100,000 lawsuits have been filed. Now, with the US Supreme Court, the Trump White House, and state legislatures all moving to shield the company from liability, the question is no longer just about glyphosate. It's about who the system is built to protect.
New Zealand has 14,000 people living with Parkinson's disease — a number heading to 20,000 by 2040. France, Germany, and Italy have already recognised it as an occupational disease linked to pesticide exposure. New Zealand has no research programme, no recognition, and no plan. That needs to change.
When MPI and the EPA tell us glyphosate is safe, they are relying on animal studies conducted on laboratory rats and mice whose biology has been profoundly distorted by decades of commercial breeding. The science of 'safe' is more fragile than regulators want you to know.
After publishing our potato testing results, many readers asked why we only tested for glyphosate, AMPA and glufosinate. The answer reveals just how many chemicals can be used in modern agriculture—and why comprehensive pesticide testing is far more complex and expensive than many people realise.
As part of the No More Glyphosate NZ Council Herbicide Transparency Project, Taupō District Council provided details of herbicide use across public spaces, including glyphosate application locations, thermal weed-control methods, and its current Weed Management Policy. The council also confirmed that the policy, adopted in 2009, has not been formally reviewed since its adoption.
As part of the No More Glyphosate NZ Council Herbicide Transparency Project, we asked Buller District Council about herbicide use in public spaces. The council provided details on products used, spraying locations, notification practices, contractor procedures, record-keeping, and plans for future agrichemical review.
As part of the No More Glyphosate NZ Council Herbicide Transparency Project, we asked Upper Hutt City Council about herbicide use in public spaces. Here's what the council disclosed about products used, spraying locations, frequencies, and oversight arrangements.
As part of the No More Glyphosate NZ Council Herbicide Transparency Project, we examined Clutha District Council's use of glyphosate in public spaces, spraying practices, notification procedures, and contractor requirements.
After 45 years in paediatrics, Dr Michelle Perro believes glyphosate exposure deserves far greater scrutiny. In this interview, she discusses children's health, gut disorders, environmental exposures, and the questions she believes regulators are overlooking.
As part of the No More Glyphosate NZ Council Herbicide Transparency Project, we asked Dunedin City Council about herbicide use in public spaces. The council provided detailed information covering glyphosate use, spraying locations, notification practices, alternative methods, and a recent review of weed-control policies.
As part of the No More Glyphosate NZ Council Transparency Project, we examined Tauranga City Council's herbicide policies, spraying practices, notification systems, and six years of agrichemical-use records.
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.
