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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 >>
Protecting GE-Free Advantage Makes Economic Sense For NZ
Monday, 28 August 2017, 9:22 am | GE Free NZ
There is growing political consensus that keeping New Zealand a GE-free country for food production is important for economic and environmental security. More >>
Environmental Guidance in Forestry Standards Is Welcomed
Wednesday, 9 August 2017, 3:00 pm | GE Free NZ
The National Environmental Standards - Plantation Forestry released today [1] gives both plantation businesses and communities clear guidelines on how to protect the environment. More >>
EPA Failings Leave New Zealand Vulnerable to Toxicity
Thursday, 3 August 2017, 4:27 pm | GE Free NZ
EPA Failings Leave New Zealand Vulnerable to Toxicity of Common Herbicide A new report on the health risks of glyphosate-based herbicides highlights major flaws in the integrity of regulations vital to the protection of New Zealand. The report released ... More >>
USA Public Slam NZ Biotech Company"s GE Trees
Friday, 21 July 2017, 2:50 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand-owned tree biotechnology company ArborGen [1] faces near unanimous opposition to commercial deregulation of their genetically engineered eucalyptus trees. More >>
USA Public Slam NZ Biotech Company"s GE Trees
Friday, 21 July 2017, 12:08 pm | GE Free NZ
New Zealand-owned tree biotechnology company ArborGen [1] faces near unanimous opposition to commercial deregulation of their genetically engineered eucalyptus trees. More >>
University of Waikato’s Science & Engineering Open Week
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 10:11 am | GE Free NZ
Sweet success at the University of Waikato’s first ever Science and Engineering Open Week. More >>
Alarm Bells Ring Over Threat of GE Trees
Wednesday, 5 July 2017, 10:07 am | GE Free NZ
04/07/2017 Alarm Bells Ring Over Threat of GE Trees Genetically engineered (GE) tree plantations are a direct threat to the environment, ecosystems, and biodiversity of ecological systems. More >>
Illegal GE flowers Could Be In NZ
Friday, 9 June 2017, 2:15 pm | GE Free NZ
The Ministry of Primary Industries has notified nurseries and plant producers that genetically modified petunias might have been illegally imported into New Zealand. [1] They have sent seed stock to testing laboratories to see if the seeds are genetically ... More >>
IS GM cotton seed oil being used in NZ restaurants?
Wednesday, 24 May 2017, 10:16 am | GE Free NZ
Genetically engineered (GE) cottonseed oil containing the toxic chemical 2,4-D may be entering New Zealand, as restaurants move away from using canola oil. More >>
