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NZ Urged to Follow US and Fine Biotech Firm
Monday, 18 April 2005, 10:01 am | GE Free NZ
The New Zealand Government should follow the US government's lead and fine biotech firm Syngenta for illegally shipping unapproved GE corn for almost 4 years, including exports to New Zealand. More >>
Minister Urged to Intervene on Illegal GE Corn
Wednesday, 6 April 2005, 9:46 am | GE Free NZ
It is time that the Minister of Health intervened on the Bt 10 issue and took seriously her responsibilities to protect New Zealand's food chain from contamination by unapproved un-tested corn. FSANZ is not moving fast enough on the isssue of illegal GE corn ... More >>
Scientists Rubbish Official Claim GE Corn is Safe
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 9:42 am | GE Free NZ
Official claims that illegal GM maize accidentally grown in the US for the past 4 years is "safe" are being challenged by independent scientists in the UK and New Zealand. More >>
Claim that Illegal GE Corn is Safe Is Rubbished
Tuesday, 5 April 2005, 8:33 am | GE Free NZ
Official claims that illegal GM maize accidentally grown in the US for the past 4 years is "safe" are being challenged by independent scientist in the UK and New Zealand. More >>
EU Seeks New GE Testing System
Thursday, 31 March 2005, 3:47 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand should follow the lead of the EU in its decision to acknowledge the need for further research into GE foods and should stop FSANZ from proceeding with further approvals. More >>
US Admits Exporting Illegal GE Corn
Monday, 28 March 2005, 12:45 am | GE Free NZ
Authorities approving GE food imports into New Zealand are being questioned over the import of an illegal form of GE maize that US authorities say they have been accidentally selling and exporting for the last four years. More >>
Defeat of GE Bill Threatens Biotech Future
Monday, 21 March 2005, 11:03 am | GE Free NZ
The vote in Parliament against reinstating the GE moratorium is bad news for biotechnology proponents and New Zealand as a whole, and could put the country on track for civil unrest. More >>
Defeat of GE Moratorium Bill Threatens Biotech
Friday, 18 March 2005, 11:09 am | GE Free NZ
The vote in Parliament against reinstating the GE moratorium is bad news for biotechnology proponents and New Zealand as a whole, and could put the country on track for civil unrest. More >>
Kiwis Mark World Consumers Rights Day
Tuesday, 15 March 2005, 9:04 am | GE Free NZ
Authorities in New Zealand are letting down consumers by denying basic rights including being able to avoid GE-derived ingredients in processed foods. World Consumer Rights Day is the right time for government to improve its record and to support Consumers ... More >>
Cadbury's GE Ice Cream Confuses Consumers
Monday, 14 March 2005, 3:36 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealanders may have been mislead into buying Cadbury Ice Cream believing it to be GE-free after consumers queries went to the Cadbury manufacturer in the UK by mistake. More >>
New Zealand Urged to Help Iraqi Farmers
Friday, 11 March 2005, 1:38 pm | GE Free NZ
The New Zealand government is being urged to defend worldwide rights of farmers to save seeds and to offer Iraq practical help independent of US authorities. More >>
New Health Concerns Over Agro-Chemical
Monday, 7 March 2005, 12:24 am | GE Free NZ
New health concerns have been raised over the use of glyphosate: the main chemical in RoundUp which many GE crops are designed to survive. More >>
Warning for Wrightson's over Ryegrass Experiment
Friday, 4 March 2005, 10:24 am | GE Free NZ
Publicity around Wrightson's investment of $3 million to develop what is being described in the media as "Genetically Engineered Ryegrass" could harm their market position and even undermine confidence in the direction of New Zealand's agricultural ... More >>
Minister Misleading Parl over Terminator Support
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 8:32 pm | GE Free NZ
Government Minister Marian Hobbs has lost her moral compass and may have deliberately misled Parliament in defending her support for Terminator GURTS during 'question time' on Wednesday. More >>
MAF Flawed Biosecurity Policy Sabotages Corn Crop
Monday, 21 February 2005, 10:09 am | GE Free NZ
A failure in MAF's biosecurity protocols has placed the purity of some New Zealand farmers' crops at risk and could cost them thousands in lost sales. More >>
Minister Misleading Public Over Terminator Trials
Wednesday, 16 February 2005, 10:44 am | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ in food and Environment believe Marian Hobbs is deliberately misleading the public about New Zealand's backing for Terminator genes at an international conference. Worse, she may be covering up the fact that similar technology is already being trialled ... More >>
Minister Must Reject Unethical Research
Monday, 14 February 2005, 11:35 am | GE Free NZ
Comments from The Minister of the Environment supporting research on Terminator technology shows the New Zealand government is willing to force its moral values on the rest of the world and lacks an ethical framework for its policy. At the same time the ... More >>
Kiwi Farmers Import Sheep's Ear for Cloning
Friday, 11 February 2005, 11:47 am | GE Free NZ
A group of Wairarapa Farmers are applying to import an ear from an Argali sheep in order to create further offspring through cloning. But GE FRee NZ in food and environment see the proposal as a serious theat to New Zealand's international reputation, as ... More >>
Government Caught In Secret Deal:Terminator Genes
Friday, 11 February 2005, 10:34 am | GE Free NZ
The government has been revealed to has made a deal that has set New Zealand against the rest of the world by supporting the introduction of Terminator Genes. More >>
NZ Govt. Caught In Secret Deal on Terminator Genes
Thursday, 10 February 2005, 11:25 pm | GE Free NZ
The government has been revealed to have made a deal that has set New Zealand against the rest of the world by supporting the introduction of Terminator Genes. More >>
