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  2. Exploding trousers - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand in the 1930s, farmers reportedly had trouble with exploding trousers as a result of attempts to control ragwort, an agricultural weed. [1] Farmers had been spraying sodium chlorate, a government recommended weedkiller, onto the ragwort, and some of the spray had ended up on their clothes. Sodium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...

  3. List of herbicides - Wikipedia

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    The names on the list are the ISO common name for the active ingredient which is formulated into the branded product sold to end-users. [1] The University of Hertfordshire maintains a database of the chemical and biological properties of these materials, [2] including their brand names and the countries and dates where and when they have been ...

  4. Category : Images in the public domain in New Zealand

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    Ivan Barrow of West Indies in 1930.png 350 × 457; 81 KB Jack Newman of New Zealand in 1933.png 369 × 577; 396 KB Jean Hamilton and John Mackie in On the Friendly Road.gif 400 × 467; 88 KB

  5. Kempthorne Prosser - Wikipedia

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    Kempthorne Prosser & Co. Ltd, also known as the New Zealand Drug Company Ltd, was the leading drug and fertiliser manufacturer in New Zealand from 1869 until 1978. The company's full name was Kempthorne Prosser & Co.'s New Zealand Drug Co. Ltd , established in the South Island city of Dunedin .

  6. Category:1930 disestablishments in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "1930 disestablishments in New Zealand" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. N.

  7. Pesticides in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    In New Zealand, glyphosate is an approved herbicide for killing weeds, [6] with the most popular brand being Roundup. [6] [7] Genetically modified crops designed to resist glyphosate are absent in New Zealand. [6] Crops applied with glyphosate must be regulated under the HSNO Act 1996 and ACVM Act 1997.

  8. Category:Featured pictures of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Media in category "Featured pictures of New Zealand" The following 20 files are in this category, out of 20 total. 1863 Meeting of Settlers and Maoris at Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.jpg 6,000 × 4,300; 16.11 MB

  9. Category:Images of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Please do not list images which are only usable under the doctrine of fair use, images whose license restricts copying or distribution to non-commercial use only, or otherwise non-free images here. Please also consider uploading new free images and transferring images in this category to the Wikimedia Commons so that they may be more widely used.