The New Zealand People’s Inquiry 2020 – 2024
The People’s Inquiry Public Submissions
The Public Submissions Catalogue contains the many written submissions that The People’s Inquiry collected from May 2021 – August 2021. A total of 84 submissions were submitted to the People’s Inquiry 2020 into the impacts and effects of toxic chemicals and poisons on our people, wildlife and environment.
The submissions come from people directly harmed by chemical exposure, in agriculture, horticulture, conservation, weed management and timber treatment. Researchers, scientists and advocates have also made submissions, with some representing whole families and communities. They detail thousands of pages of personal stories, reports, official government papers, letters, articles, affidavits, research data, academic papers, several books, as well as 22 videos and 3 documentaries.
The People’s Inquiry Public Hearing
An online Public Hearing was held over 3 days in September 2021, where people shared their oral testimony on the impacts of toxic chemicals with a panel of independent Commissioners. This included people whose health has been negatively affected, as well as scientists, researchers and advocates with important knowledge to share on the issues.
A recording of the Public Hearing has been archived on the YouTube Channel. The Hearing Schedule details who spoke and some of the various topics that were covered. Read more in the Inquiry Briefing Document.
Environment and Wildlife
The Impact of toxic chemicals and poisons on our wildlife and environment is huge. Chemicals can contaminate the entire food chain, and when used on land they damage soil microbial life, resulting in chemical compaction and sterile soil.
Interviews & Stories
Watch personal experiences shared by New Zealanders who have been affected by chemicals, as well as interviews with experts, researchers and others who have knowledge to share.
Support & Advocacy
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Recent News
Impacts of Toxic Chemicals and Poisons Across New Zealand are Overwhelming and Disturbing – Scoop
Online People’s Inquiry Launches Thursday September 2nd 2021 – Scoop
Precautionary Principle And Glyphosate: Why Risk It? – Scoop
EPA Calls For Information On Glyphosate – Scoop
EPA Website – Call for Information – EPA Website
Japan rejects NZ honey with traces of weedkiller Glyphosate – Stuff
Japan warns it will block NZ honey shipments if glyphosate limits breached – Stuff
Glyphosate found in NZ Manuka Honey – a stark warning! – ĀTA Regenerative
PI2020 Committee Webinar: New Zealand’s Toxic Legacy and Pathways to a Poison-free Aotearoa
Rachel Carson “Silent Spring” 1963
“By their very nature, chemical controls are self-defeating, for they have been devised and applied without taking into account complex biological systems against which they have been blindly hurled. The chemicals may have been pretested against a few individual species, but not against living communities.”
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