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Extension of moratorium a contradiction
Wednesday, 3 July 2002, 9:20 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
“The Life Sciences Network welcomes the establishment of the new Sustainability Council led by Sir Peter Elworthy,” the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
Greenpeace Can’t Face Facts
Tuesday, 25 June 2002, 4:06 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Food derived from genetically modified organisms, which has been approved for consumption by New Zealanders and Australians, is safe, the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
Consistency Not Their Strong Suit
Tuesday, 25 June 2002, 3:37 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The Green Party policy position on genetic modification seems to be shifting in response to pressure, the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
Real agenda shows in Fitzsimons comments
Friday, 21 June 2002, 4:58 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The real agenda of those who are opposed to responsible use of GM in New Zealand doesn’t take long to show through, LSN Executive Member Dr Jack Richardson, said today. More >>
Taxpayers To Fund Green Activities
Tuesday, 21 May 2002, 3:57 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The decision of the Government to fund school environment programmes to the tune of nearly 6 million dollars is a worthwhile initiative provided the resources made available to teachers are based on information that is scientifically supportable ... More >>
Poisoning Proves Ewen-Street Should Check Facts
Monday, 13 May 2002, 8:10 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Green Party MP Ian Ewen-Street should take care to get the facts right when he rushes into print promoting organic farming, the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston said today. More >>
Lincoln Students Survey A Worry
Friday, 10 May 2002, 1:09 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The way in which the Lincoln Students Association announced the results of its survey on GM raises some real worries about whether the student body has been captured by anti-GM activists, the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, ... More >>
Give Us The Facts Mr Ewen-Street
Thursday, 2 May 2002, 4:47 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The Green Party agriculture spokesman, Ian Ewen-Street, should do the research and produce the facts which support his claim that organic food is safer than food produced by conventional agriculture or from genetically engineered crops, the Chairman of ... More >>
LSN Refutes Green Claims That Organic Food Better
Wednesday, 1 May 2002, 4:18 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
“Contrary to the assertions of Green Party politicians organic food cannot be shown to be healthier or safer than conventional food or food from gene technology,” the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
AgResearch and Maori accord on cattle application
Wednesday, 1 May 2002, 4:17 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
News that AgResearch had re-submitted its application to develop transgenic cattle and has the support of local Maori was welcomed today by the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston. More >>
The beginning or the end of GM technology in NZ?
Wednesday, 10 April 2002, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Following the report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification the Government has asked the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry to investigate the development of an industry code of practice to ensure effective separation distances between ... More >>
LSN Finds Common Cause With Green Party
Thursday, 21 February 2002, 2:09 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The Life Sciences Network today welcomed the support given by Green Party MPs Sue Kedgley and Sue Bradford to a petition calling for reductions in excessive and indiscriminate use of agrochemicals said Chairman, Dr William Rolleston. More >>
Eco-Terrorists Strike At Research
Monday, 14 January 2002, 9:54 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
“The actions of misguided anti-GM activists in destroying laboratory contained research at Crop and Food is exactly what the Life Sciences Network was talking about when it described some anti-GM activists as “eco-taleban”, the Chairman of the LSN, Dr ... More >>
Greenpeace Resorts To Mistruths - Again
Wednesday, 31 October 2001, 10:35 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Unable to persuade the Government that it should take a fundamentalist position on genetic modification the multi-national environmentalist corporation, Greenpeace, has resorted to mistruths, again, to bolster its flagging campaign, the Chairman ... More >>
Govt decision a victory for commonsense
Tuesday, 30 October 2001, 1:59 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The Government’s announcement on its response to the Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification is pragmatic and a victory for commonsense, but there’s still a long way to go before researchers and developers have certainty about the future ... More >>
Prominent NZers call on Govt to Implement RCGM
Wednesday, 24 October 2001, 3:10 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
More than 850 prominent New Zealanders have endorsed a Communiqué calling on the Government to implement the Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification. More >>
Palmer Report flawed says Christchurch legal exper
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 3:15 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
“The publication released at 3am this morning by Sir Geoffrey Palmer and others is seriously flawed,” says Christchurch lawyer, Mark Christensen. Mr Christensen specialises in Resource Management law, was a member of the Ministerial Advisory ... More >>
GM freeze not responsible Government
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 11:11 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
A decision by the Government to bow to minority political pressure and impose a two-year compulsory freeze on GM field trials, as reported by the NZ Herald this morning, would destroy our biology based economy, the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, ... More >>
Chen & Palmer proposals will kill NZ research
Thursday, 18 October 2001, 10:29 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Chen & Palmer proposals will kill NZ research Dressing up a piece of work in a bright cover fails to hide its partisan nature the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said this morning in commenting on the publication ... More >>
Govt. must act in NZ's greater strategic interest
Wednesday, 17 October 2001, 10:55 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The Government must act in NZ’s greater strategic interest on GM The Government should take the opportunity it has been offered to put New Zealand’s strategic interests to the fore in its response to the Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification, ... More >>
