Environmental Regulator Left to Make Key Economic Calls
A select committee review of proposed GM legislation has left a fundamental economic question to an environmental regulator, ERMA said Sustainability Council Executive Director Simon Terry.
Instead of recommending that …
Council welcomes NZ First announcement
The Sustainability Council welcomes the NZ First announcement that GM food production should be treated differently from other GM applications and that more time is required before the current …
Popular support for NZ Remaining a GM Free Food Producer
70% of New Zealanders would support this country’s food production remaining GM Free, according to a new Colmar Brunton poll.
“Legislation now before Parliament should provide for New Zealand remaining …
The Case for NZ Remaining a GM Free Food Producer
The Sustainability Council has released a new policy proposal: that New Zealand remain a GM Free Food Producer for the next five years.
This would mean no commercial production of GM food …
80% Support for NZ Growing only GM Free Food
Note: See also the media release of 16 August detailing a separate poll with respect to New Zealand remaining a GM Free Food Producer. This subsequent poll does not specify …
NZ’s Export Markets Sensitive to Trace GM Contamination
If even a pizza maker in Japan is “routinely testing” for GM content, this is the clearest demonstration of how sensitive New Zealand’s premium export markets are to GM …
NZ Turns Against Biggest Trading Partner
“Why is New Zealand joining a fight that pits us against our biggest trading partner over products we do not even grow” asked Sustainability Council Chair, Sir Peter Elworthy.
Commenting …
Non-GM Agriculture Not Adequately Protected by New Bill
The “conditional release” of GMOs puts reliance on protective controls that Government acknowledges could fail, said Sustainability Council Chair, Sir Peter Elworthy.
“Costs could be incurred … even with the …
Inadequate GM Legislation Introduced Tomorrow
Government will tomorrow introduce legislation to open the way for GM release.
“Less than a fortnight after it issued a report showing how any release of an agricultural GMO could …
