When I arrived in New Plymouth in 1968 this was described as a fertilizer and pesticide factory. Soon after rumours began to spread that it was manufacturing defoliants for use in Vietnam. This was strongly denied.
The trouble was that the pesticide 2-4-
Ivon Watkins Dow factory, New Plymouth, New Zealand 1968 (from the summit of Paritutu)
Photo of New Plymouth by
Photo of New Plymouth by
