About Us
GE-Free New Zealand in food & environment (Rage Inc.) is a non-profit organisation.
Your membership subscription & donations will help to finance the following:
Our activities include:
- Newsletter which includes the newest information about developments concerning Genetic Engineering - local - national - international.
- Monitoring applications for GE-crops or foods, writing submissions to and attending hearings at Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) or Food Standards Australian New Zealand (FSANZ).
- Advice and assistance with GE submissions to Councils and Government bodies.
- Writing and presenting submissions & calling expert witnesses - on the problems of Genetic Engineering in New Zealand
- Legal challenges
- Enlisting public support for boycotts & petitions requesting major food producers to label/go GE-free.
- Provide valuable information resource to member & the public (e.g. website, info for public libraries, public meetings, public awareness activities)
GE Free NZ CONTACTS including regional branches:
| Office Branch | Contact Person | Phone / Fax | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head Office | GE-Free New Zealand PO Box 13402, Wellington |
(04) 477 4744 |
info@gefree.org.nz |
| Press contacts | |||
| Spokesperson | Jon Carapiet | (09) 815 3370 | youcangetmeonline@yahoo.com |
| Transgenic animal/health issues | Claire Bleakley | (06) 308 9842 | claire@gefree.org.nz |
| Regional Branch Contacts | |||
| GE FREE NORTHLAND in Food & Environment | Zelka | (09) 432 2155 | linda.grammer@gmail.com |
| Auckland GE Free NZ (Coalition) | Dianna or Jon | (09) 378 8945 | youcangetmeonline@yahoo.com |
| GE Free Hawke’s Bay | Adrian White |
(06) 878 1512 |
adrian.white@xtra.co.nz |
| Central Hawkes’ Bay | Warwick Mather | (06) 857 8080 | mountview@paradise.net.nz |
| Wairarapa |
Claire Bleakley | (06) 308 9842 |
claire@gefree.org.nz |
| GE Free Kapiti | Vicki McCaffrey or Barbara Mountier | (04) 905 2526 | n.mountier@clear.net.nz |
| GE Free Wellington | Jon Muller | (04) 477 4744 | jon.muller@xtra.co.nz |
| GE Aware Nelson | Susie Lees | (03) 543 2341 | susie@tasman.net |
| Groundswell, Christchurch | Tremane Barr | (03) 981 5235 | tremane.barr@clear.net.nz |
| Dunedin Coalition for a GE Free Environment | Ruth Lawson | (03) 476 1345 | lawbrad@clear.net.nz |
There are various other groups with whom we work together to achieve our goal: GE-Free New Zealand in food and environment.
