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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 ...
KP's NZ Drug Company was the first in the country to combine sulphuric acid and bone dust to produce superphosphate. The Burnside Chemical Works in Dunedin was the first of its type in New Zealand. [2] Kempthorne Prosser constructed further superphosphate plants in Auckland, Christchurch, and Wanganui. From this stemmed a major chemical ...
Railway stations in New Zealand opened in the 1930s (6 C, 1 P) Pages in category "1930s establishments in New Zealand" This category contains only the following page.
Pages in category "New Zealand companies established in 1930" This category contains only the following page. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. DB Breweries
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.
2019 – 2019 Nelson fires – Two wildfires, 20 kilometres apart in Nelson and Tasman District, New Zealand, started on 5 February 2019. The Pigeon Valley fire was described as the country's largest since 1955 and New Zealand's largest aerial firefight on record with 22 helicopters involved. [17]
This category is for organizations, places, companies or other things that ended or were disestablished in the 1930s in New Zealand. 1880s; 1890s; 1900s; 1910s; 1920s;
Pages in category "Chemical companies established in 1930" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .