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Court Ruling On GMOs Shows Coucils Got It Right
Monday, 15 June 2009, 12:33 pm | GE Free Northland
High Court Ruling On GMOs Shows That Councils Of Auckland/Northland Peninsula Have Got It Right GE FREE NORTHLAND applauds a High Court ruling that has overturned ERMA's (Environmental Risk Management Authority) decision to accept applications from AgResearch ... More >>
Far North Joins Authorities In GMO Survey
Friday, 10 October 2008, 12:47 am | GE Free Northland
Far North District Council voted unanimously last week to join Waitakere City Council , Rodney, Kaipara and Whangarei District Councils in undertaking collaborative community consultation on the GE issue, as the first step in investigating some type of local ... More >>
Local Authorities Expose Flaws In The HSNO Act
Thursday, 26 July 2007, 4:13 pm | GE Free Northland
GE Free Northland congratulates the Inter-council Working Party on GMO Risk Evaluation and Management Options for exposing central governments failure to address the serious flaws and gaps in the HSNO* Act. More >>
Praise for Kaipara District Council GE Workshop
Tuesday, 20 June 2006, 12:58 am | GE Free Northland
GE FREE NORTHLAND spokesperson Zelka Grammer said today she applauded the commitment of local government to address the critical GE issue. Yesterday, Kaipara District Council held a GE workshop that was well attended by Northland peninsula councils ... More >>
Innovative Report on GMO Management Welcomed
Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 10:29 am | GE Free Northland
GE FREE NORTHLAND welcomes the release of the “Risks Evaluation and Options Report”, as commissioned by Waitakere City Council, Rodney, Kaipara, Whangarei and Far North District Councils. More >>
Northern Councils Deciding To Investigate Gmo Risk
Friday, 3 September 2004, 12:22 am | GE Free Northland
Rodney District Council has joined Whangarei, Kaipara, and Far North District Councils and Waitakere City Council in supporting the commissioning of a “Risk Evaluation & Options Report” on GMOS for the Northland peninsula. More >>
MAF Cleanup Of GM Corn Contamination Questioned
Monday, 7 June 2004, 10:05 pm | GE Free Northland
GE FREE NORTHLAND is calling on the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) to make public the site specific location of any GM contaminated maize plantings. More >>
"Breakthrough in wine research" Bio-Sci Fiction
Saturday, 27 March 2004, 9:54 pm | GE Free Northland
Item no. 5, grandly entitled: "Breakthrough in wine research" is actually a fictional piece written by Keith Sommnet in the latest issue of the Listener (see p. 42, "FRUIT LOOPS", 27 March 2004 issue) as a spoof on proGE spin & fantasies. More >>
Local Goverment Has Jurisdiction For GMOs
Friday, 26 March 2004, 11:08 am | GE Free Northland
A legal opinion from one of the countries top Resource Management lawyers - Dr. Royden Somerville, QC – on the role of local government regarding GMOs in their region has been released by Whangarei District Council More >>
Small town stands up to GE scientists
Monday, 17 February 2003, 9:09 am | GE Free Northland
Residents of the rural Rodney District community of Leigh will rise up on Sunday 16 February to make a peaceful protest against a visit to their town by pro-GE scientists. More >>
