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Anti-GE Campaign fails to get local body traction
Monday, 15 October 2001, 1:38 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Analysis of the preliminary results shows the campaign by GE-Free New Zealand to make the GM issue a local body election issue has failed, the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston said today. More >>
Mexican situation proves moratorium won’t work
Wednesday, 3 October 2001, 5:41 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The discovery of genetically modified corn in Mexico, despite the moratorium on planting of GM crops, which had been imposed by the Mexican Government, proves that a moratorium won’t work in New Zealand the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, ... More >>
Greenpeace Misleads Again
Friday, 21 September 2001, 10:02 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Greenpeace has shown again today why the science community is right in accusing it of misleading and misinforming the public, the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston said this afternoon from Singapore. More >>
An open letter to GE-Free NZ and the Green Party
Friday, 14 September 2001, 4:59 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
An open letter to GE-Free NZ and the Green Party, in response to the GE-Free survey of candidates' views More >>
GM Moratorium Letters To The PM
Wednesday, 12 September 2001, 9:09 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Subjects a.. Letter to PM from NZ Association of Scientists b.. Letter to the Prime Minister from the Royal Society of New Zealand More >>
Beware the purveyors of ignorance
Monday, 3 September 2001, 8:34 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The public should fear the misinformation and distortions of some anti-GM activists much more than GE itself, the Chairman of the New Zealand Life Sciences Network (Inc), Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
Tegel Bullied Into Responding To A Non-Issue
Friday, 31 August 2001, 12:38 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
“Tegel Foods Ltd has been bullied into making a decision which does nothing to reduce risk associated with eating its product,” the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network Dr William Rolleston said today. More >>
Network offers extension to Voluntary Moratorium
Monday, 27 August 2001, 5:00 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The New Zealand Life Sciences Network (Inc) has offered the Government a two-month extension to the voluntary moratorium on applications for field trials and commercial release until 31 October 2001. More >>
Fitzsimons stoops to the absurd
Sunday, 26 August 2001, 2:37 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
There’s more than a hint of panic in the latest absurdity to spring from Jeanette Fitzsimons’ media advisors on the GM debate the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said tonight. More >>
Call For An Inquiry Into Germline Engineering
Friday, 10 August 2001, 9:38 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, today supported the call from Green MP, Sue Kedgley, for a wide debate about germline engineering. More >>
Focus On The Opportunities GM Report Provides
Wednesday, 1 August 2001, 12:47 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification provides a huge opportunity for New Zealand science and business to come up with creative and novel solutions to address the concerns identified by the organic industry, the Chairman of the NZ ... More >>
Royal Commission endorses a science-based future
Monday, 30 July 2001, 5:24 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification sets a very clear, science based, course for New Zealand to follow the Chairman of the NZ Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
Government Risks Inflaming The GM Debate
Friday, 27 July 2001, 12:31 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The decision by the Government to give the Green Party privileged access to the Report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification risks inflaming the post-release debate, the Chairman of the Life Sciences Network, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
Re: GE-Free Rallies
Thursday, 26 July 2001, 10:57 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
GE Free NZ is organising a rally against genetic modification on the day the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification delivers its report to the Government. GE Free NZ was one of many organisations opposed to genetic modification which gave extensive ... More >>
Positive Signal To Growing Biotechnology Sector
Friday, 25 May 2001, 10:24 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
There is a strong signal that Government wants to see increased commercialisation of biotechnology in its Budget announcements, the Chairman of Biotenz, Dr William Rolleston said today. More >>
ERMA Decision Welcome, But Predictable
Friday, 25 May 2001, 12:34 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Scientists and people with multiple sclerosis will join the New Zealand Life Sciences Network in welcoming the outcome of the reconsideration by ERMA of the myelin cattle application, the Network’s Chairman, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
LSN reacts to more time for Royal Commission
Monday, 14 May 2001, 4:27 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The NZ Life Sciences Network is disappointed the Government has had to grant extra time to the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification to complete its work, the Chairman of the Network, Dr William Rolleston, said today. More >>
Network Applauds Pragmatic Decision
Friday, 11 May 2001, 2:57 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
“ERMA is to be congratulated for its very pragmatic approach to the issue of complying with the High Court’s requirement to reconsider its decision on the application by AgResearch for field trials of transgenic cows,” the Chairman of the New Zealand ... More >>
Resignation Sends Warning Signal
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 2:05 pm | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
The Government’s desire to build a New Zealand knowledge economy is seriously at risk. The fragile state of confidence in the future of science in New Zealand was shown by yesterday’s decision by a highly skilled molecular biologist to resign from ... More >>
The High Court’s Decision – No Knockout
Friday, 4 May 2001, 11:54 am | New Zealand Life Sciences Network
Far from being a blow to the way GM science is being done in New Zealand, the decision of the High Court in Wellington was, at worst, a reprimand to the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) for getting its paper work wrong the Chairman of the ... More >>
