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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. 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. Kempthorne Prosser Office Sign 1930s Kempthorne ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. List of companies of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Many of the largest companies lost ground and new enterprises were established. [1] New Zealand companies are dependent on international trade, mainly with Australia, the European Union, the United States, China, South Korea, Japan and Canada. The major capital market is the New Zealand Exchange, known as the NZX.

  6. Category : Companies of New Zealand by year of establishment

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    New Zealand companies established in 1930 (1 P) New Zealand companies established in 1933 (3 P) ... New Zealand companies established in 2022 (1 P) N.

  7. List of statutes of New Zealand (1928–1931) - Wikipedia

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    The above list may not be current and will contain errors and omissions. For more accurate information try: Walter Monro Wilson, The Practical Statutes of New Zealand, Auckland: Wayte and Batger 1867; The Knowledge Basket: Legislation NZ; New Zealand Legislation Includes some imperial and provincial acts. Only includes acts currently in force ...

  8. 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.

  9. 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.