About GE Free NZ
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 Protection Authority (EPA) 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 | spokesperson@gefree.org.nz |
| Transgenic animal/health issues | Claire Bleakley | (06) 308 9842 | president@gefree.org.nz |
| Secretary | Jon Muller | (04) 477 4744 | secretary@gefree.org.nz |
| Newsletter | Kara Vandeleur | gefreenz.membership@gmail.com | |
| Regional Branch Contacts | |||
| GE FREE NORTHLAND in Food & Environment | Zelka Linda Grammer | linda.grammer@gmail.com | |
| Auckland GE Free NZ (Coalition) | Lisa or Jon | https://www.facebook.com/groups/1394176327487798/ | |
| GE Free Hawke's Bay | Adrian White | (06) 878 1512 | https://www.facebook.com/PureHawkesBay/ |
| Wairarapa | Claire Bleakley | 027 348 6731 | claire@gefree.org.nz |
| GE Free Wellington | Kara or Jon | 022 3456 121 | |
| GE Free Kapiti | Vicki McCaffrey or Barbara Mountier | (04) 905 2526 | n.mountier@clear.net.nz |
| GE Free Bay of Plenty | Jodie or Karen | https://www.facebook.com/groups/599567166750686/ | |
| 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 |
| GE Free Manawatu | Susan Galea | susangalea@hotmail.com | |
There are various other groups with whom we work together to achieve our goal: GE-Free New Zealand in food and environment.