An interesting read given NZ is obsessed with bovine TB and possums, all a prelude to justifying the 1080 carpet bombing we’ve had for 60+ years. See this related article on topic. EWNZ

“A long time ago, when one country wanted to control another country, they sent soldiers. Today they do it differently. They make rules about who can sell what to whom, and the rules do the same job that soldiers used to do. The puffing test [the needle] is one of these rules. It looks like it is about sick cows. It is really about who gets to tell other countries what to do with their land and their animals.“