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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. Index of pesticide articles - Wikipedia

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    DDT in New Zealand; DDT in the United States; Dehydroacetic acid; ... List of herbicides; List of insecticides This page was last edited on 2 January 2024, at 17 ...

  4. Kempthorne Prosser - Wikipedia

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    By the mid-1970s, some New Zealand farmers decided it was time to take control of the fertiliser industry, and established a new company, the Ravensdown Fertiliser Co-operative Ltd. With help from Brierley Investments and producer board funds [citation needed] it acquired Kempthorne Prosser in 1978, and Kempthorne Prosser exited the market. In ...

  5. 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.

  6. Economic history of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Map of New Zealand. The economic history of New Zealand dates to before European colonisation of the country. By the 20th century, it had become one of the most globalized economies in the world, relying heavily on international trade with developed countries including Australia, Canada, China, European Union, the United States, Japan, and South Korea.

  7. List of companies listed on the New Zealand Exchange

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    New Zealand [5] Australia & New Zealand Banking Group: NZX: ANZ: Australia [6] The Asia Pacific Trust NZX: APA: New Zealand [7] Asset Plus NZX: APL: New Zealand [8] ArborGen Holdings NZX: ARB: Argosy Property NZX: ARG: New Zealand [9] Arvida Group NZX: ARV: New Zealand [10] Blackpearl Group NZX: BPG: New Zealand Smartshares Australian Dividend ...

  8. List of state-owned enterprises of New Zealand - Wikipedia

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    Toll New Zealand (rolling stock and inter-island ferries) Ontrack (track and infrastructure) Formerly New Zealand Rail (1990–1995), Tranz Rail (1995–2002), Toll New Zealand (2002–2008) Kordia: 1 July 1989 Subsidiary of Television New Zealand: Formerly Broadcast Communications Limited or BCL, renamed 2006. Landcorp: 1 April 1987

  9. Category:1930s disestablishments in New Zealand - Wikipedia

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