Press Releases 2019-2025
Press Releases / News
09/04/2024 Lack of Expertise at MPI to Manage GE-derived Plants: Risk of Unintended Consequences
22/03/2024 Government's 'GMO 2025' Jeopardises Agriculture and the Environment
25/02/2024 FSANZ Fails Responsibility for 'Duty of Care' as Untested GM Bananas Gets Go-Ahead
22/02/2024 GE Watchdog Decision Risks Compromising Protection of the Environment and Health
31/01/2024 Otago GE Wasp Project violates International Gene Drive agreement
15/01/2024 ACT's outdated GE policy ignores the scientific perils.
12/12/2023 Scientists Warn Against Liberalising Rules on Genetic Engineering
27/11/2023 Liberalisation of Genetic Engineering Threatens the Environment, Farmers and New Zealand
02/11/2023 Call to Stop The Clock on Approval of Genetically Engineered Bananas
30/10/2023 Exporters Urged to Speak Up Over Risks of National's Biotechnology Policy
20/09/2023 International Day of Action Against Plantation Forests
02/09/2023 AgResearch moves to conventional ryegrass breeding techniques.
31/08/2023 Would a U.S. Free Trade Deal force New Zealand to adopt GE?
10/08/2023 New Risks From Proposed Changes to GE Rules
12/06/2023 Ignorance around Regulation of Genetic Modification.
02/06/2023 Viability Questioned After GE Ryegrass Application Withdrawn
10/05/2023, Secret talks to Allow GE Seeds Without Regulation Threatens New Zealand Farmers
01/05/2023, International Community Mourns Loss of Leading Advocate for Organic Food
27/04/2023, Impossible Burger Stops Using GMO Soy protein As Its Main Ingredient in NZ
20/04/2023, Call for Review of New Zealand's Approval of GE Rice
30/03/2023, New Zealand Native Bees Are Under Threat From The Toxic Pesticide Thiamethoxam
29/03/2023, Organic Bill Welcomed to Future-Proof Exports and Take Action on Climate Change.
18/03/2023, Federated Farmers' LifeSciences Push to Loosen GE Regulation is a Threat to Farmers and Exports.
14/02/2023, Lesson for NZ in drought tolerant maize pushed on Africa by Monsanto
13/12/2022, House of Lords' Concern for Gene Editing 'Skeleton' Bill is a Warning for NZ Lawmakers
04/12/2022, FSANZ Plan to Deregulate Gene Editing Threatens Consumer Choice and Food Safety
19/10/2022, EPA make right decision on three toxic organophosphates
09/10/2022, GE trees unknown irreversible impacts threaten fragile ecosystems.
07/09/2022, Costly research and little success from GE Ryegrass Trials
22/07/2022, Greens Called to Reinstate Toi Te Taiao -The Bioethics Council
01/06/2022, Will NZ really miss out by not adopting synthetic biology (GE) technology?
09/05/2022, Countdown GMO Impossible Burger goes to Commerce Commission.
02/05/2022, New Zealand Must Support Global Regulation of Synthetic Biology 'Pandora's Box'
28/04/2022, Impossible Burger Dropped from NZ Supermarket Site
20/04/2022, Productivity Commission's Report Advances GE Deregulation Threatening Safe Food Reputation and Ignores Animal Cruelty.
10/04/2022, Key and Jackson Urged to Intervene against Impossible Burger’s Green Washing.
03/04/2022, Kua hinga he totara i te wao nui a Tane.
15/03/2022, Countdown Customers Warned About GMO 'Impossible' Burger
21/02/2022, AgResearch's GE Clover a Costly Risk ignoring Existing Solutions to Methane Reduction
24/12/2021, Renowned Scientist who warned that 'Tiny' Genetic Changes Matter has Died.
19/11/2021, Uncontrollable Species Collapse Too High a Price for GE predator control
10/11/2021, New GE Impossible Burger Should Carry Warning label
02/10/2021, New Zealand Must Not Block Global Consultation of Synthetic Biology
24/09/2021, 'Bizarre' Approval of Golden Rice in New Zealand Shows Dark Side of Biotech
01/08/2021, Kiwi Gardeners' Familiar Herbicide Pulled from US Shelves
07/07/2021, Minister Urged to Intervene As Consumers Lose Out With Irradiated Food Approval
18/06/2021, Ministry Wrong to See Future in GE Cigarettes
10/06/2021, Commission Report Loses Sight of Sustainable Agriculture
14/05/2021, NZ Scientists warned about danger of GE Viruses and Microbes
11/04/2021, New Zealand Food Safety Minister Silenced in TransTasman GE Forum
26/03/2021, Silent Spring 2.0? - Gene-Silencing Pesticides Could Devastate Non-Target Species
14/03/2021, March 17th: 'D-Day' for Deregulation of Genetic Engineering
25/02/2021, Organic Products Bill a Major Boost for Exporters.
31/01/2021, NZ and EU reject Gene Edited Organisms; Government Urged to ensure strong GE regulation
13/12/2020, Shopper Warning As Approval Given For Pesticide Corn
01/12/2020, Petition for the Regulation of Gene Edited Foods.
15/11/2020, Level of Animal Suffering 'Unacceptable' in AgResearch GE Experiments
27/10/2020, Gene Editing a Hot Debate
18/10/2020, Gene Editing Forum: Stacked Attack on GM Regulation.
05/09/2020, Scientists Raise Safety Concerns For Glyphosate-Resistant GE Foods
30/08/2020, New Zealand Needs its Own Food Safety Standards Authority
13/08/2020, Protection from GE for Northland Growers and Exporters Welcomed.
31/07/2020, Safety Regulations for GE Under Threat
19/07/2020, Call for Politicians to Keep Regulation on Gene Editing.
17/06/2020, Precautionary Provisions on Genetic Engineering are Welcome.
14/04/2020, GE Corn Resistant to Twelve Pesticides a Poisonous Cocktail.
13/03/2020, Are Australian GE Regulators threatening New Zealand’s food chain?
07/03/2020, Mourning the Passing of A Great New Zealander
28/02/2020, New Ryegrass Benefits Farmers, Export Reputation, and Environment.
29/01/2020, Regional Fight to Keep the Waikato GE Free.
19/01/2020, Application for GMO ‘Imitation Blood’ Raises Concerns
15/12/2019, NZ Should Emulate South Australia's GE Moratorium
17/11/2019, Do GE developers really know what they are doing?
08/10/2019, Are Experimental GE Factory Farm Animals Vivisection?
20/09/2019, Extinction Technology Fails and Creates Super Hybrid GE Mosquitoes
12/09/2019, Community Support for Councils' appeal on GMO's.
09/09/2019, Cruelty Concerns for Gene Edited Animals, More Than Reputation At Risk
04/09/2019, Federated Farmers Challenged For Backing GE-Rygrass
14/08/2019, FDA findings undermine Royal Society Call for GE Deregulation
02/08/2019, GE Regulation In New Zealand Is Robust And Fit For Purpose
16/07/2019, Council Vote Leaves Northlanders Feeling Betrayed
11/06/2019, US Regulators' Industry Ties Cast Doubt on Decisions by NZ Authorities
25/05/2019, Scientists Warn about risks of Gene Editing Deregulation
30/04/2019, Warning Against 'Wild West' of Gene Editing
29/03/2019, Lessons for NZ Farmers in Cancer Link to Glyphosate Based Herbicides
11/03/2019, Councils Will Not Be Left Liable for Illegal GMO Use or Contamination
03/03/2019, GE Animal investments Put Fonterra's Reputation and Exports At Risk
20/02/2019, Regenerative farming better for NZ than GM in agriculture and environment.
14/01/2019, Pipped at the Post - 'GE Forbidden Fruit' Developers beaten to market
01/12/2018, UN requires regulatory assessment of gene drives
05/11/2018, Open Letter - Glyphosate Based Herbicides Reassessment
01/11/2018, Communities to Council: Please Keep Northland GE Free
05/10/2018, Gene Editing Drives into Dangerous Unknown Territory.
18/09/2018, Regulate New GE Techniques or Quit Trans Tasman Food Authority
30/08/2018, Visiting Expert Speaks on Gene Technology For Food, Agriculture and Biosafety
13/08/2018, Government Urged to Review Glyphosate Based Herbicides
02/08/2018, EU Decision on Gene Editing Technologies Supports NZ legislation
17/07/2018, GE Ryegrass Trials Results An Illusion
06/07/2018, Is Air Zealand disregarding regulations for food and passenger safety?
28/06/2018, Calls for an independent Bioethics Council to be reestablished.
07/06/2018, Wellington Council Urged to Join Other Councils With Regional GMO Rules
19/05/2018, Border Control for Gene Kits Urgently Needed
16/04/2018, International Stand against FSANZ Approval of 'Golden Rice'
25/02/2018, Appeal Sought Against GE 'Golden Rice'
23/02/2018, Golden Rice Approval For New Zealand - A Big Mistake
23/01/2018, Minister urged to immediately call for a review of the GM rice.
18/12/2017, Warning Against Gene-Drive Hype Provided by AgResearch Gene Experiment
23/11/2017, Government Urged, Protect New Zealand’s GE-Free Advantage in the CPTPP
14/11/2017, Scientists Warn New-Style GMOs Must Not Escape Regulation.
03/11/2017, Northland Regional Council can introduce precautionary GMO provisions.
27/10/2017, The Government's Focus on the Environment is Welcomed by GE-Free NZ.
02/10/2017, Food Standards Approval Ignores Possible Dangers Of GE Potatoes.
28/08/2017, Protecting GE-Free Advantage Makes Economic Sense For New Zealand
09/08/2017, Environmental Guidance in Forestry Standards Is Welcomed
03/08/2017, EPA Failings Leave New Zealand Vulnerable to Toxicity of Common Herbicide
20/07/2017, USA Public Slam NZ Biotech Company
04/07/2017, Alarm Bells Ring Over Threat of GE Trees
13/06/2017, GMO Potatoes Are A Threat To Public Health
09/06/2016, Illegal GE flowers Could Be In NZ
24/05/2017, Is 2,4-D laden GM cotton seed oil, banned in EU, being used in New Zealand restaurants?
04/05/2017, Chinese Consumers Proving Advantage of NZ's GE-Free Positioning
03/04/2017, Indigenous Peoples’ to Maori Party: Protect Communities’ Right to be GM Free
16/03/2017, Maori Party Must Protect Future of GE-free Regions
09/03/2017, Minister's Plan Threatens Economic Sabotage
02/02/2017, Public funds wasted offshore as AgResearch trials GE ryegrass in the US
17/01/2017, International Research finds GE foods not "Substantially Equivalent"
22/12/2016, New Zealand's GE Free Success Story saved in 2016
23/11/2016, Maori Party support of RMA Bill Threatens GE-Free Zones
26/10/2016, International Monsanto Tribunal takes steps towards prosecution for ecocide.
23/09/2016, GE Free crop zone from Auckland to Cape Reinga.
11/09/2016, Native Tree Plan Shows Positive Face of Scion’s Research
05/09/2016, Call for Dr. Smith’s resignation.
23/08/2016, Proposal to stop labelling of GM food would deny consumers basic right to know.
16/08/2016, 'Superficial' EPA Report ignores Harmful Effects From Herbicide Ingredients
30/07/2016, Minister's Threat to Modify Democracy Is A Step Too Far
06/07/2016, National Environment Standard for Plantation Forestry put timber exports at risk.
20/06/2016, History of Failures Warrants Local Say on GMOs
31/05/2016, MPI, Pork and Chicken Producers Urged to Halt GE-feed Imports
20/05/2016, GE Crop Report details problems and solutions.
13/05/2016, NZ Dairy exports vulnerable to unapproved GM animal-feed
27/04/2016, Breach by EPA and AgResearch on GE Animal Experiments
11/04/2016, NZ Brands like Tegel worth more if they go GE Free and organic
31/03/2016, NZ Farmers Need Protection Against Damaging Agribusiness
06/03/2016, Deceptive New Bill Creates Ministerial Dictatorship
17/02/2016, Farmers Quit, Feel Betrayed by Federated Farmers Leadership
10/02/2016, Fed Farmers Misguided in Push For GMOs
24/12/2015, Ministry Ignores Thousands of Public Submissions
27/11/2015, FSANZ approval dangerous as damaging Herbicide is de registered.
18/11/2015, NZ Regulators Are Ignoring Pesticide Additives that Damage Human Health
02/11/2015, Protection of NZ's GE-Free Environment Requires Containment of GE Vaccine Experiment
23/10/2015, Report Uncovers Dismal Record of GE Animal Experiments in New Zealand.
08/10/2015, NZ's Marketing Difference for Exports Jeopardised by TPPA
14/09/2015, A victory for bees.
08/09/2015, “GMO’s today cannot be part of a solution for a sustainable future!”
27/08/2015, Ministry of Primary Industries must test for GE in shipments.
13/08/2015, MPI receives 16,000 submissions on NES-PF.
26/07/2015, Will GE Trees bring economic suicide?
07/07/2015, National Environmental Standards - a National train wreck
03/07/2015, Addressing the Science?
15/06/2015, Hazardous changes to New Organisms Act.
08/06/2015, Are cattle dying from a GE sweet beet?
25/05/2015, Sri Lanka bans Glyphosate.
17/05/2015, Communities have a right to say "No to GMO!"
27/04/2015, Strong Support for Clarification of GMO Council Jurisdiction
25/03/2015, Increased Childhood Illnesses Linked To Exposure to Herbicides.
22/03/2015, UN Pesticide Warning Adds To Risks for Fonterra and New Zealand Exports
02/03/2015, Kiwis Join Global Vigil Against GE trees
31/01/2015, Forests At Risk from Secret Trade Deal and GE Trees Partnerships
11/01/2015, Studies Show New Zealand Farmers Ahead of the Game
12/12/2014, Flawed Corporate Culture Undermines Food Safety
26/11/2014, US Warning against GMO threat
12/11/2014, Government Freeze On Toxic Biotech Crops Urgently Needed
29/10/2014, Trade Deal Threatens Farmers and Food Businesses
21/10/2014, Evidence Supports GE Moratorium, Not Fed. Farmers Push for GE-feed.
16/10/2014, World Food Day promotes Agroecology not GE technology
15/09/2014, Questions Raised Over Cow Deaths
29/08/2014, Fonterra China Deal Demands Safe Supply Chain
26/08/2014, Dairy farmers and consumers at risk from unapproved DDG GE Grain
15/08/2014, China Conference Highlights Food Safety and Sustainable Agriculture
22/07/2014, Loss of AgResearch Scientists is Detrimental For Farmers
08/07/2014, Leader's Vision Is a Threat to Farmers' Future
24/06/2014, Rat Study Shows Consumers At Risk
29/05/2014, Handful of GE Farmers Could Destroy NZ Agricultural Choices.
23/05/2014, EPA Failure Still Leaves Exporters In Firing Line
15/05/2014, Ag-Chemicals Implicated in Rise of Disease
04/05/2014, Risks of Pesticide Induced Cancer Must Not Be Ignored By Advisory Council
15/04/2014, Federated Farmers Leaders' Agenda Put Exports at Risk
03/04/2014, Myths Revealed About Safety of Genetically Engineered Food
26/03/2014, Industry Trying to Use TPPA to Stop Labelling of GM Food
20/03/2014, NZ Courts Disaster With GE Fodder Crops While Existing Solutions Ignored by AgResearch
15/03/2014, Approval of GE Crops Has descended Into a Farce
23/02/2014, Lack of Responsible Oversight Puts Everyone at Risk
20/02/2014, Former USDA Official Warns Farmers Against GE Contamination.
10/02/2014, Backing for Local Right of Protection Against Risks of GMOs
16/01/2014, 'Put Food Safety First':Food Minister must reject "The Suicide Chemical" GE soybean
06/01/2014, Prime Minister Urged to Meet Mayor of Hawaii County to Learn About GM Ban
15/12/2013, Speaker Brings Global Perspective on GE
02/12/2013, Public Support GE-Free Zones
26/11/2013, Precaution Vital to Prevent GE Contamination
04/11/2013, Farmers Can Future-proof with Mixed Forage plants
26/10/2013, NZ's Achilles Heel: Scientists Warn of Harm from GE Food
16/10/2013, New Zealand under scrutiny on WORLD FOOD DAY
04/10/2013, Seed Security Vital for New Zealand
27/09/2013, GE foods toxicity create major disturbance to health
24/09/2013, End Of The Line For Food Sovereignty?
18/09/2013, Institute Backs New Zealand Moratorium on GM release
09/09/2013, Appeal For Safety Tests of New GE Food
03/09/2013, NZ Inc at Risk from TPP deal on GMOs.
12/08/2013, Fonterra at Risk from GM Rye-grass
11/08/2013, Gaping Hole Created by Change to RMA, Weakening Governance and Democracy
02/08/2013, Concern for GE Animals in AgResearch Restructure
31/07/2013, Scientists Back GE Moratorium In India and New Zealand
22/07/2013, 'Astonishing' Rejection of Science By Food Safety Minister
18/07/2013, China Warning for New Zealand on GE food
03/07/2013, Councils Threatened by Central Government Must Not Cave In
27/06/2013, NZ Exports and Regional Development Face Destruction If Minister Changes GMO Rules
23/06/2013, Food Safety Minister to table “GE Freeze” Petition.
06/06/2013, Minister receives 1000+ signature petition to review GE foods.
30/05/2013, US Wheat imports must be tested for unapproved GE contamination
26/05/2013, New Zealand Marchers “Don’t want GMO’s.
22/05/2013, New Zealand a GE Free Nation - Keep Monsanto's GE seeds out.
16/05/2013, Anger against the “deafness” and “conflict of interest” of GE food regulators
23/04/2013, GE plants a major source of formaldehyde exposure?
19/04/2013, Concern Raised on Impact of GE in Formula.
26/03/2013, Scientists Warn on GE Food Safety Protocol
19/03/2013, Time To End Subsidy for GE Self-Sabotage
18/03/2013, Food Safety Regulations Under Scrutiny
14/03/2013, Definition of 'Milk' Must Not be Changed Under FDA / TPP Agreements
26/02/2013, Deal with Federated Farmers Opens Way for GMOs in Hauraki Gulf Marine Park
20/02/2013, Auckland Council Slammed Over Consultation on GMOs
17/02/2013, World First' approval of 2-4-D Food Crops Based on Flawed Science
13/02/2013, Unelected Officers Hold Undue Sway Over Auckland Council
10/02/2013, Auckland Council Vote is Vital Test for Local Democracy
05/03/2013, Councils Must Learn Lessons of Leaky Buildings and Control GMOs
23/01/2013, New Minister Urged to Intervene After Viral Gene Found in GE crops
13/01/2013, Ministry Passes Buck to Disputes Committee On GE Food
10/01/2013, Approval of GE Salmon is a Concern for New Zealand
18/12/2012, New Zealand Food Safety Undermined by Secret Deal with FDA
11/12/2012, Seed Discovery Makes Increased Biosecurity and Scrutiny of Feed Vital
26/11/2012, Trade Stance Threatens Farmers With Cost of Bio-security Insurance
22/11/2012, Public Demand Authorities "Stop the Clock" on GE soybean toxic cocktail
08/11/2012, Obama's Legacy - The Right to Know What's In Food?
06/11/2012, Vote in California Will Impact TPPA Trade Deal
05/11/2012, Scientists Fight Over GE Moratorium in India
04/11/2012, Loss of Value For Fonterra From Imported GE feed
31/10/2012, Public Become Lab Rats in FSANZ Cocktail Approval
27/10/2012, Authority Begins Approval of New Generation '2,4-D Soy'
18/10/2012, Fonterra And Federated Farmers Owe it to New Zealand to Reject GE-feed
15/10/2012, World Food Day - Call For Accountability
08/10/2012, Increased Sprays On GE Crops Threaten The Health of New Zealanders
02/10/2012, BLG lacking cows frightening development not a breakthrough
30/09/2012, Authorities Slow to Recall GE Maize Linked to Tumours
24/09/2012, Animal Tumours Demand FSANZ Follows Science not Opinion
20/09/2012, Animal Feeding Studies Prompt Food Safety Alert
17/09/2012, New Zealand Scientist Leads Scrutiny of Novel Food Risks
13/09/2012, Crown Research Institute Speaks With Forked Tongue In Opposing GMO Accountability
01/09/2012, 'Find Ethical Path' Biotech Delegates Urged: "Don't be Evil"
30/08/2012, Otago Uni. Genetics Lecture Outdated and Unfair
28/08/2012, Farmers Face Dire Reality As GE Crops Backfire
26/08/2012, Otago University Genetics Lecture 'Outdated' and Likely to Mislead
20/08/2012, AgBio Conference Guests Fight Amongst Themselves
14/08/2012, Māori Must Demand Moderation, Not Extreme Science from Agbio Leaders
04/08/2012, Rise in Pesticide Use in GE Food Must Not Be Ignored
31/07/2012, Warning for Farmers Against GE Crops
26/07/2012, Farmers GE awareness tour NZ
18/07/2012, Stagg's Chili Holds GE Surprise for Customers
13/07/2012, Higher Levels of Toxins in GE Foods.
22/06/2012, EPA Hears GE Promise But Not All The Facts
19/06/2012, GE Scientists Warn Against GE Food
06/06/2012, Ombudsmen help sought on Trans Tasman jurisdiction.
01/06/2012, Dow's 'Stacked' Chemical-Resistant Soy Coming to NZ
06/05/2012, Harm to Mothers from GE-Soy Must be Investigated
02/05/2012, GE-Weeds Costing Farmers Dearly
14/04/2012, Time to End Public Money Wasted on GE pine trees at Scion?
09/04/2012, GE Maize and Soya bean Foods Could Be Illegal and Dangerous to Health
12/03/2012, GE-Free Status a Benefit For NZ, Chinese Decision Shows
05/03/2012, NZ Farmers Could Face Impact of Monsanto Court Win Through TPPA
01/02/2012, Tribunal Appeal Against 2,4 D-resistant Corn
15/01/2012, New Corn Hybrid Could Benefit NZ Growers
09/01/2012, NZ Food Authority Being Used By US Biotech Company
14/12/2011, China Symposium on 'GMO Technology and Human Security'
05/12/2011, MADGE 'Copy in' Minister to Trace and Label GM Food.
24/11/2011, NZ Must Support US Consumers on GM Labelling
21/11/2011, Government Research Agenda Goes Against New Zealand Brand
16/11/2011, Minister's Backing for '2,4-D' Corn Not Good for Public Health
08/11/2011, 'Pure NZ' Quality Standards Face Destruction Under TPPA
19/10/2011, Rich is Wrong For World Food Day Criticism
16/10/2011, NZ Joins Millions Against Monsanto and R2K on World Food Day
15/10/2011, GE Food Fight Returns To Supermarkets
13/10/2011, Rugby World Cup Visitors Back GE-free Policy for New Zealand
06/10/2011, Bizarre Advice To Editors from NZ Science Media Centre
02/10/2011, Call for Moratorium as Farmers Switch Off GE-Canola, and Sales Fall
28/09/2011, Official Smokescreen Undermines Science & Food Safety
14/09/2011, Supermarkets Asked to Pull GE Maize After Study Finds GE Feed Toxic
12/09/2011, Call for Review of Contaminated Gardasil Vaccine
25/08/2011, Minister Called To Intervene Against 2,4-D in Food
17/08/2011, Lesson for NZ: New Herbicide Withdrawn As Side Effects Disclosed
15/08/2011, In Honour of Sir Paul Reeves
11/08/2011, Consumers Want GM Pulled Off Shelves: UK Study
02/08/2011, Compromise of Biosecurity and Brand Too High a Price for TPPA Deal
25/07/2011, Fear of New Toxic Soy Bean Cocktail
19/07/2011, Human Trials of GE-Wheat Unethical
04/07/2011, Federated Farmers "lobbying" Role Must Not Conflict With New Zealand GE Free Values
24/06/2011, Minister Must Act On AgResearch Chicanery
10/06/2011, E.coli Raises Issues for Food Authority Approvals
24/05/2011, Maternal Blood Tests Cause for Rethink on GE Science Advice
20/05/2011, Major Problems For Bio-Security as AgResearch Chops Roles
16/05/2011, Infant Nutrition Council Misleading Parents With Attack
10/05/2011, Parents Warned Over Oz Baby Formula
05/05/2011, GE Cover-Up or Just Bad Science?
03/05/2011, GE Red Apple Scientists Pipped to the Post - A Great Idea for Mother's Day
01/05/2011, AgResearch Ignoring Bio-security Risks
15/04/2011, Whangarei District Council moves to protect its community from GE
14/04/2011, 2, 4 - D Resistant Corn Set for Approval
03/04/2011, Otago University Report Should be Withdrawn
08/04/2011, Fonterra Must Avoid Human-Cow Milk
04/04/2011, GE Free and Nuclear values Not 'Mythical
02/04/2011, NZ Cows Going Hungry? Otago Report Wrong
23/03/2011, GE Ruse Threatens Food Security
14/03/2011, Push-Pull Strategy Good For NZ
13/03/2011, Watchdog red-flags GM food -New Zealand Herald
08/03/2011, 100% Pure wins Prize
05/03/2011, Fonterra 'Red-listing' Undermines New Zealand
28/02/2011, Consumer Demand for GM-Free Food Gives New Zealand The Advantage
22/02/2011, 'No-Clone' Decision Vital for New Zealand
19/02/2011, Seed Bio-Piracy Disguised as Science
13/02/2011, Improved Animal Performance Good News for NZ
07/02/2011, Farmers Kept in Dark about Non-GE crop innovation.
02/02/2011, EPA Bill must be independent of GE interests
24/01/2011, Bio-Security at GE Trial Site Gets Soiled
14/01/2011, Farmers Alarmed at Impending Approval of GE-Alfalfa
07/01/2011, Innovation Must Not Conflict With New Zealand GE Free Values
19/12/2010, Court Opens Door For Extreme GE Animal Experiments
16/12/2010, Nasty Surprises in GE Pine Trees
27/11/2010, High Court Listens to GE Animal Concerns
30/10/2010, GE pine tree information seriously flawed
22/09/2010, Could GE be the source of new virulent superbug: NDM-1?
11/09/2010, Biosecurity Risks after Quake Must Be Addressed
25/08/2010, Detection of GE DNA In Animal Flesh Renews Safety Concerns
14/08/2010, Smartstax GE Corn Leaves Food Standards Authority in Disarray
12/08/2010, Co-Existence with GE Plants Proves Impossible
08/08/2010, Cloned Meat Puts NZ's Reputation on the Line
01/08/2010, No Milk From Cloned Cows in NZ Supply
27/07/2010, Takeover Adds to Concern Over GE Animals
15/07/2010, Misleading Claims for GE Trees Don’t Add Up
30/06/2010, Supreme Court Leaves ERMA Responsible for GE
19/06/2010, No Criminal Liability’ Leaves Public Paying for GE Escape
15/06/2010, Available Clovers Leave No Room For GE In Agriculture
05/06/2010, GE Concerns Raised Over New EPA
12/05/2010, AgResearch GE-Animal Funding Threatened by FDA Fine
11/05/2010, GE Animal Court Papers Filed
04/05/2010, ERMA To Cancel GE Animal Approvals
01/05/2010, Deformed GE Animals Unacceptable To New Zealanders
28/04/2010, Amended Version GE Animals Case To Go To The Supreme Court
20/04/2010, Deadly GE mutation leaves NZ Dangerously Exposed
15/04/2010, ‘Carte Blanche’ Approval for GE Animals warrants Immediate Court Action
14/04/2010, GE Animal responsibility spread to Rate payers and Councils.
13/04/2010, NZ Scientists Warn Against GM Plans
10/04/2010, Fonterra In Firing Line From GM Milk
24/03/2010, Decision on GE Animals Must Go To Supreme Court
21/03/2010, AgResearch Business Partners Face Financial Collapse?
09/03/2010, Migrants Warned Over Foodtown’s GM Maize
01/03/2010, Time to Stop the Clock on Application For Thousands of Unknown GMO Organisms.
15/02/2010, Can the taxpayer continue to pay for Regulators costly decisions
05/02/2010, Animal Bio-reactors: An Unacceptable Cost to New Zealand Public
14/01/2010, UK Supermarkets Won't Take NZ Products Fed GM Grass
24/01/2010, GE Animals Case Heads to Appeal Court
22/12/2009, Food Authorities Playing Russian Roulette
20/12/2009, Three Variants of Toxic Maize Could Be In NZ
10/12/2009, Public Give "Thumbs Up'"for Ban on GMO's
05/12/2009, Will New Zealand burn while ERMA fiddles?
01/12/2009, All GE trial facilities must be shut down at Plant and Food
20/11/2009, Support for Inghams from An Unlikely Source!
17/11/2009, Application for GE Animals obscures Serious Biosecurity and Animal Welfare threats.
09/11/2009, Call For Submissions on New GE animals Leaves Public in the Dark
03/11/2009, NZ Exports and Health at Risk from GE Corn
26/10/2009, GE Animal Application decision Gets received for Re-assessment.
19/10/2009, NZ Courts Disaster With GE Fodder Crops While Better Options Ignored The AgResearch
05/10/2009, GE Canola pollen contaminates Australian honey.
21/09/2009, Dr. Neil Macgregor's death leaves a lifetime of integrity and scientific excellence 1939-2009
09/08/2009, Farmers Already Have Better Options than GE pasture crops
19/07/2009, NZ Agriculture Threatened by GE Animal Fodder Crops
30/06/2009, GE Animal Legal Appeal Is Against the National Interest
29/06/2009, MAF fails in safeguards over GMO financial liability
07/06/2009, GM animal applications invalid – High Court appeal upheld
20/05/2009, Inappropriate Science Investment Risks Pushing NZ Off-track
17/05/2009, Shopper beware 'GM-Free Chicken' Made with GM crops?
13/04/2009, GM Crop Failure Offers a Cautionary Warning For Farmers
23/03/2009, New Photos of GE Trial Reveals Repeated Breaches
19/03/2009, New Zealand's Lucky Escape After GE Trial Breach
12/03/2009, Abandoning Bio-Ethics Will Damage New Zealand
10/03/2009, Biotech Animals Case Goes to High Court
28/02/2009, Vaccine Roll-Out Is Wrong Without Honest Advice
19/02/2009, Scientists Condemn Human Experiment with GE Food
11/02/2009, New Zealand Better Off After GE trials Cancelled
10/02/2009, GE Brassica Field trial to be halted - Joint Media Release
12/01/2009, NGOs Visit GE Field Trial Site Today - Joint Media Release
20/01/2009, GE activists call for trials to be ended - David Williams Environment reporter - The Press
24/01/2009, Public Forced to Pay for Officials to Investigate GE Trial Breach
22/12/2008, Flowering GE Brassica field trial threatens Canterbury horticultural
29/11/2008, GE Onion Approval Is Bad Science and Bad Business
13/11/2008, GE Onions Will End In Tears
11/11/2008, Government Must not weaken G.E. Rules that Protect New Zealand
04/11/2008, Papers Filed in High Court
23/10/2008, New Zealand Stolen By Stealth
21/10/2008, Report Shows Food Authority is Failing New Zealand
11/10/2008, Public Own New Zealand Brand, Not AgResearch
07/10/2008, Will Horse Industry's GE Vaccine Devastate Native Species?
01/10/2008, Fonterra's China Losses a Warning for AgResearch Partnerships
26/09/2008, The Future of NZ is GE Free
19/09/2008, AgResearch Falters in NZ Fashion Stakes
08/09/2008, AgResearch Attack Misleading
31/08/2008, Maori do not Support Transgenic Animals.
30/08/2008, Fonterra’s Future at Risk from GE Milk
25/08/2008, Australia Harmed by GM Canola Crop
20/08/2008, Adverse Effects from GE Thyroid Treatment Raise Alarm
11/08/2008, AgResearch Vision Won't Fit With Clean Green New Zealand
19/08/2008, AgResearch application a Recipe for Disaster.
13/08/2008, MAF Rules Forcing Risky GE Experiments Outdoors
03/08/2008, Storm Damage to GMO field trials
31/07/2008, Zespri Staying GE-Free.
30/07/2008, Food Watchdog Praised for Withdrawing Contaminated Rice
29/07/2008, Great Leader Mourned
28/07/2008, Kiwi Fruit Growers Must Keep It Natural
25/07/2008, Forestry Industry must aim for quality
08/06/2008, NZ Farmers Warned Against GE Feed
08/06/2008, Public Losing Faith in ERMA Process
27/05/2008, NZ Delegates Fight African's over GM Tree Regulation
26/05/2008, New GE Animals a Threat to New Zealand's Export Reputation
12/05/2008, Legal Decision Paints Dim Future For GM Crops in NZ
16/04/2008, “Restore Moratorium”: GE Failures Threaten National Interest
11/04/2008, GE Push Could Prompt Civil Conflict
01/04/2008, Ground Breaking GM Case on Cauliflower, Cabbage Broccoli reserved decision
26/03/2008, GM Brassica High Court case two day hearing on 31st March.
17/03/2008, N.Z taxpayer could be left, yet again, with a contaminated GE site to clean up.
02/03/2008, Money Wasted; Public Left in Dark Over Non-GE Way to Feed World
17/02/2008, MAF Claims Rabbits 'Part of PR Stunt' in GE Trees Trial Breach
09/02/2008, NZ’s Experimental GE Brassica Could Create Resistant Insects in Just a Few Years.
01/02/2008, Food Companies Keep Faith with Consumers Over GE-Free Policy
21/01/2008, Bovine Export Ban Shows NZ Losing Out
19/01/2008, GE Animal Feed OK for Humans: Scientists' Warnings Ignored
16/01/2008, Demise of GE Sapling Trees.
15/01/2008, Containment Breach of GE Trees.
12/12/2007, Fonterra Threatened by Plan for GE Cows
20/12/2007, "Corn Chips genetically engineered but not organic"Consumer Alert
09/12/2007, Spread of GE Cows
27/11/2007, GE Plants Spread Genes into Wild Relatives
21/11/2007, Farmers Are Earning Significant Premium for Staying GM Free Says Minister
17/11/2007, Praise for Trans-Tasman Food Giant's GM-Free Policy
18/10/2007, River Fishing Would be Threatened by GM Plants
20/09/2007, ERMA To Face Legal Challenge Over GE Trials
10/09/2007, Breach of Protocols in GE Field Trial
22/08/2007, GE Vaccine Implicated In Foot and Mouth Incident
10/08/2007, FSANZ Approval of GM animal food into human food chain regardless of safety doubts
05/08/2007, Food Labelling Plan Brings Strategic Benefit for New Zealand
31/07/2007, Insurers Must Have Data to Cover GE Risks
30/07/2007, New GE Liability Laws Needed to Protect Public from Officials' Mistakes
29/07/2007, FSANZ Clearance of GE Corn Plays Russian Roulette with Our Health.
26/07/2007, GE Brassica Hearing date not set.
21/07/2007, GE Free NZ support NZFSA on stand against the use of FOS in baby formula’s.
21/07/2007, Minister Urged to Heed Scientists' Warning on Hi-Lysine Corn.
08/07/2007, NZ Authorities Must Heed New Warnings on Flawed Regulation of GE
05/07/2007, Call For Ban on GM Trees
25/06/2007, GE Brassica Trials - High Court Papers Filed Today
17/06/2007, ERMA Given Notice of Possible High Court Action
05/06/2007, Ministry for Environment takes 3 months to Respond on Flawed GE Review
29/05/2007, ERMA's GE Decision Heading Towards High Court
28/05/2007, GE Brassica Approval lacks common sense- but nice job for some
21/05/2007, Endocrine Disruption Linked to GE Crop Sprays
15/06/2007, Russian Scientists Raise Red Flag Over GE foods
07/05/2007, Official's Remain Silent as More Scientist's Warn of Risk from Approved GM Corn
04/05/2007, Report Reveals Risks to New Zealand's Insects and Soils
10/12/2006, GE Free Submission to ERMA on GMF 06001 (Bt Brassica)
20/04/2007, Compelling Evidence Presented Against GE Trial
15/03/2007, Food Authorities under scrutiny for approving harmful GE crop
12/04/2007, GE Inquiry Threatens Public Confidence in Regulators
10/04/2007, GE Decision Ring Fenced from Common Sense
12/03/2007, Sickness and Death in Animals Eating GE Bt Cotton Raises Alarm
11/02/2007, Minister must use veto to maintain food safety
09/02/2007, New Success shows way for NZ Research
08/02/2007, Concerns that Authority's Bias is compromising safety
03/02/2007, MAF Officials Subverted Rules Intended to Protect NZ
04/02/2007, ERMA Officials Warned Against Misleading Claims and Hype
23/01/2007, Council Faces Legal Challenge for Ignoring Public Submissions
07/01/2007, Patent on 'Terminator' Potato Shows Labour Party Policy Lacks Moral Integrity
09/05/2006, References for 1820 Sheep died grazing on the harvested GE cotton land
19/11/2006, "Public Should Be Paid" For Challenging Misleading Scientists
13/07/2006, Removal of GE Free (NZ) from forum is totally unacceptable
16/10/2006, Contaminated Rice Row Prompts Call to Ombudsman
06/11/2006, NZ Authorities Asked to Test for GE Rice after US Contamination
09/08/2006, Drug Trial Disaster: Lessons Ignored By Authorities
10/09/2006, Food Authorities Delay Response to GE Rice Contamination
03/08/2006, Approval sought to contaminate food with biofuel corn
29/06/2006, Auckland City adopt a precautionary approach to Genetically Modified Organisms
02/06/2006, Planning for Agricultural Database Ignores the Patently Obvious