The Quiet Forest

The Argument Against Aerial 1080

“Alone among nations, New Zealand allows itself to be saturated with the deadly poison 1080, which indiscriminately kills creatures that require oxygen – deer, dogs, insects, possums, fish, birds, etc. Many of these suffer horrible deaths, with the victim writhing around in pain for many hours. The nation’s Dept of Conservation (DOC) is the force behind this universal killing programme as, crusader-like, it turns more and more of the conservation estate as well as other areas into killing fields by its periodic blitzkriegs of dropping 1080 – allegedly to kill rats and possums in the interests of native birds, but in fact, killing native birds as well. This environmental crime, backed by powerful forces and carefully contrived propaganda is exposed in this thought provoking book, which should make every reader uneasy at this wholesale and unnecessary massacre of living things in the bush, causing a great quietness to fall over the formerly noisy and bustling forest in the wake of every 1080 drop”

The Adventures of Roderick Series

The Adventures of Rodrick is a fantasy story for younger readers. The first book was “Roderick and the Wizard of Endor”. Roderick is a small and furry animal called a marmot and he and his friend Pepin (a squirrel) travelled to the magical land of Endor in the first book. They had many adventures there. Their companion was Percy, a man who had been rendered invisible by a magic spell.

In “Roderick and the Creeping Evil” we meet Harriet, Percy’s daughter. She is called to Endor to help the wizard. The Kingdom of Endor is under attack by the Creeping Evil. This looks like a dirty yellow mist but if a person breathes it in, it changes their character and corrupts them. The wizard asks Harriet, Roderick and Pepin to help try to find Anoushka, a strange being who lives outside time. She may know a way to defeat the Evil. The castle is under attack so the three friends must fly from the ramparts on the backs of the Ravens of Fardelain. Many more exciting adventures ensue!