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“There will be a visible police presence in the area for the next couple of hours while the NZDF s EOD unit disposes of the material safely,” a police statement said. In a statement Nelson City Council said items from the park’s collection were being investigated for picric acid. “Picric acid was widely used in early forms of medicine and medical supplies, including on gauze pads, and as an antiseptic. It is a volatile substance sensitive to heat, frictions and shock and has been used as a military explosive. “Any items considered hazardous will be removed for safe disposal off site.”
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Tuesday, 20 July 2021, 1:38 pm
Nelson City Council has closed Founders Heritage Park
while the Defence Force’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit
(EOD) assesses potentially hazardous materials found among
the Park’s collection.
Council, along with many
other organisations around the country, recently carried
out a review of the collection at Founders Heritage Park
following the discovery of picric acid in a Southland
museum.
An examination of the Park’s inventory
found a number of bottles and other items containing
potentially hazardous substances. Picric acid is suspected
to be present, but this has not been confirmed.
Picric
acid was widely used in early forms of medicine and medical
The victim was terrified : Woman made armed attacker a cup of tea Tue, 20 Jul 2021, 11:41AM
A woman made her attacker a cup of tea in an attempt to calm him down after she woke to the former army major pointing a military-style rifle at her. (Photo / Ross Setford) The victim was terrified : Woman made armed attacker a cup of tea Tue, 20 Jul 2021, 11:41AM
A woman made her attacker a cup of tea in an attempt to calm him down after she woke to the former army major pointing a military-style rifle at her.
Former New Zealand Army major George Robert Tweedy, 60, yesterday received his first-strike warning under the three strikes legislation when he appeared by audiovisual link from Invercargill Prison before Judge Russell Walker in the Queenstown District Court.