Marlborough 1080 protesters join Hikoi of a Poisoned Nation spokesman Alan Gurden, centre, in Tuamarina as he marches from Bluff to Wellington.

A small group of 1080 protesters have rallied outside a Marlborough property they claim is storing the controversial poison.

Close to 10 people gathered in Tuamarina, between Blenheim and Picton, on Tuesday in support of Alan Gurden, who was walking from Bluff to Wellington in a bid to get 1080 banned.

Police said they received a report of people "causing disorder" outside a property in Tuamarina about 10.20am.

ALICE ANGELONI/STUFF Alan Gurden's support vehicle lets passing motorists know his thoughts on 1080.

Protester Larrissa Sadd said Marlborough had it "pretty good here at the moment" with the closest drop in the Molesworth last year.

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That drop was thought to have caused hundreds of deer deaths, although the New Zealand Deerstalkers Association had yet to release a final by-kill count.

ALICE ANGELONI/STUFF The protesters say the fight against 1080 is also for future generations.

Sadd said she had heard through people in the community that a property in Tuamarina was storing 1080 bait for the Department of Conservation.

DOC would not confirm if 1080 was stored in Tuamarina for security reasons.

"Bait for pest control operations is stored, handled and transported strictly in accordance with Hazardous Substances and New Organism Act requirements, Health and Safety at Work legislation, and any local council requirements that may apply," a DOC spokesperson said.

"Bait is stored in facilities appropriate for this purpose."

Gurden and his supporters were seeking a full ban of the poison, used to control the spread of tuberculosis by pests such as possums, rats and stoats.

Gurden said eating 1080 was a cruel and inhumane way for anything to die, but it could also end up in waterways.

"We've tried every legal avenue we can to get a result and get this stopped," he said.

"We want the Government to stop this nonsense."