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Open Letter - Glyphosate Based Herbicides Reassessment
Monday, 5 November 2018, 8:18 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ in Food and Environment are extremely disappointed that the EPA is not considering the re assessment of the glyphosate based herbicides (GBH). More >>
Communities to Council: Please Keep Northland GE Free
Friday, 2 November 2018, 2:16 pm | GE Free NZ
An overwhelming number of submissions to the Northland Regional Council GMO hearing have backed alignment with Auckland and District Council plans that protect the region's GE-Free status. More >>
Gene Editing Drives into Dangerous Unknown Territory
Friday, 5 October 2018, 5:32 pm | GE Free NZ
The Royal Society Te Apārangi is inviting feedback on scenarios for the use of gene editing in the primary industry sector [1]. Are they leading New Zealand agriculture and horticulture into dangerous unknown territory when they promote genetically engineered ... More >>
Regulate GE Techniques or Quit Trans Tasman Food Authority
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 3:35 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand must persuade Australian bureaucrats to follow world-class food safety standards being set in Europe, [1] or withdraw New Zealand from the trans-Tasman Food Standards Australia NZ (FSANZ). More >>
Visiting Expert Speaks on Gene Technology
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 11:20 am | GE Free NZ
The future impact of gene editing in New Zealand will be a hot topic during the upcoming tour of Dr. Jonathan Latham Sept 1-Sept 9. More >>
Government Urged to Review Glyphosate Based Herbicides
Monday, 13 August 2018, 12:56 pm | GE Free NZ
It is time to reevaluate the evidence and how Glyphosate Based Herbicides (GBH's) are used in light of a ground breaking court case finding harm from the glyphosate based herbicide Roundup products. More >>
EU Decision on Gene Editing Tech Supports NZ legislation
Friday, 3 August 2018, 9:30 am | GE Free NZ
Organisations and individuals concerned about the risks posed by GMOs applaud the ruling by the European Court of Justice that the new advanced gene-editing technologies, called ‘GMO 2.0,' are genetically modified organisms and should go through the ... More >>
GE Ryegrass Trials Results An Illusion
Wednesday, 18 July 2018, 3:56 pm | GE Free NZ
GE Ryegrass Trials Results An Illusion GE ryegrass is still at the starting line, after unimpressive results from US field trials. Approval was given in April 2017, for a one-year trial in the US State of Missouri, but AgResearch costly GE ryegrass ... More >>
Calls for Independent Bioethics Council to be Reestablished
Friday, 29 June 2018, 9:50 am | GE Free NZ
The Royal Society of New Zealand (RSNZ) - Te Apārangi is encouraging New Zealanders to submit their views on the uses of gene editing in the area of Health, Human embryos, and Pest control [1] More >>
Wellington Regional Council Urged on Regional GMO Rules
Thursday, 7 June 2018, 2:49 pm | GE Free NZ
Wellington Regional Council Urged to Join Other Councils With Regional GMO Rules GE Free NZ will be presenting a submission asking the Greater Wellington Regional Council to adopt a precautionary approach to the management of GMOs by: · prohibiting ... More >>
Gene editing kits are creating a new risk
Sunday, 20 May 2018, 4:50 pm | GE Free NZ
Gene editing kits are creating a new biosecurity and public health risk for New Zealand that needs to be addressed. More >>
Stand against FSANZ Approval of 'Golden Rice'
Sunday, 15 April 2018, 8:27 pm | GE Free NZ
“ We have long asserted that we don’t need GMOs which is intertwined with the used of toxic pesticides and herbicides. We have our own traditional rice varieties and sustainable ways of farming. We have also established and developed our diversified ... More >>
Appeal Sought Against GE 'Golden Rice'
Sunday, 25 February 2018, 7:17 pm | GE Free NZ
Appeal Sought Against GE 'Golden Rice' GE Free NZ is considering legal avenues to appeal the approval of GE rice by FSANZ and the Minister for Food Safety. GE Free NZ met with the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI) to raise concerns over the total ... More >>
Golden Rice Approval For New Zealand - A Big Mistake
Friday, 23 February 2018, 9:57 am | GE Free NZ
The absence of any benefit for New Zealand consumers has been ignored and there is growing international concern about the decision. (1) More >>
Warning Against Gene-Drive Hype
Tuesday, 19 December 2017, 10:33 am | GE Free NZ
The media and community consultations promoting the conceptual gene drive project “Genetic Biocontrol of Invasive Rodents” (GBIRd) seriously underestimate dangers and need to be informed by lessons from previous cutting-edge GE animal experiments ... More >>
Protect New Zealand’s GE-Free Advantage in the CPTPP
Thursday, 23 November 2017, 9:26 am | GE Free NZ
The Government has begun renegotiating a new version of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement now called the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The negotiations have not revealed whether New Zealand will ... More >>
Scientists Warn New-Style GMOs Must Not Escape Regulation
Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 8:35 am | GE Free NZ
Scientists Warn New-Style GMOs Must Not Escape Regulation Independent scientists are advising that new 2nd Generation genetic engineering techniques are regulated. The warning comes as the trans-Tasman Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) ... More >>
Council can introduce precautionary GMO provisions
Friday, 3 November 2017, 10:26 am | GE Free NZ
Federated Farmers of New Zealand (FFNZ) has abandoned its legal challenge in the Court of Appeal, [1] regarding GMO provisions in the Northland Regional Policy Statement (RPS). The Northland Regional Council will now be able to implement precautionary ... More >>
The Govt's focus on the environment welcomed by GE-Free NZ
Saturday, 28 October 2017, 11:39 am | GE Free NZ
The Government's focus on the environment is welcomed by GE-Free NZ. The new government's focus on the environment is a boost for the future of Brand New Zealand and is welcomed by GE-Free NZ. Cleaning up the environment and focusing on agro-ecological farming ... More >>
Standards Approval Ignores Possible Dangers Of GE Potatoes
Sunday, 1 October 2017, 9:17 pm | GE Free NZ
Food Standards Approval Ignores Possible Dangers Of GE Potatoes. Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ), a trans-Tasman regulatory body, has approved 6 lines of GE potatoes (A1139) carrying genes from viruses and bacteria to stop discoloration and alter ... More >>
