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All of Northern peninsula (land and sea) protected from GE/GMOs

Source: GE Free New Zealand – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: All of Northern peninsula (land and sea) protected from GE/GMOs

GE-Free Northland

11 August 2020  Media release

 

All of Northern peninsula (land and sea) protected from GE/GMOs

“A bouquet for Northland Regional Council”

 

GE-Free Tai Tokerau welcomes the news that Northland Regional Council

has placed precautionary and prohibitive GE/GMO wording into the new

Regional Plan. The Environment Court has accepted the addition, which

enabled Far North District Council and Whangarei District Council to

withdraw their joint appeal against NRC.

 

“Northland region’s valuable agricultural, horticultural, apiculture,

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Northland communities urge Northland Regional Council to protect the region’s existing GE Free status

Source: GE Free New Zealand – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Northland communities urge Northland Regional Council to protect the region’s existing GE Free status

 

GE Free Northland
2 November 2018 Media Release
Gene edited organisms are GMOs and are unacceptable in Northland
Northland communities urge Northland Regional Council to protect the region’s valuable GE free status


More than one hundred submissions (lodged in response to the Northland Regional Council’s proposed new Regional Plan) strongly back alignment with Auckland and Northland District Council plans that already contain provisions and policies created for the purpose of protectiing the Northern peninsula’s valuable GE-Free status. 

 

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VICTORY FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES- FEDERATED FARMERS OF NZ DROP CONTROVERSIAL GMO APPEAL

Source: GE Free New Zealand – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: VICTORY FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES- FEDERATED FARMERS OF NZ DROP CONTROVERSIAL GMO APPEAL

VICTORY FOR RURAL COMMUNITIES- FEDERATED FARMERS OF NZ DROP CONTROVERSIAL GMO APPEAL 

GE-FREE Northland 

26 May 2018 Media release


 

GE-Free Northland are celebrating the news that Federated Farmers of NZ have finally withdrawn their controversial GE/GMO appeal against Whangarei District Council and Far North District Council (1).

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Another win for GE FREE NZ

Source: GE Free New Zealand – Press Release/Statement:

Headline: Another win for GE FREE NZ

The Soil & Health Association welcomes a decision released today by the Environment Court declining Federated Farmers’ attempt to challenge regulation of genetically modified organisms under the RMA.

 

In the latest case before the Environment Court, Whangarei District Council appealed the Northland Council’s Regional Policy Statement, asking to delete one word – ‘plants’ so that the policy would require a precautionary approach to be adopted towards introducing genetically engineered organisms generally – not just plants – to the environment.

 

“The court’s decision is a victory for common sense and for the interests of all Northlanders concerned about the possible introduction of GMOs into the environment, whether they be plants, animals, insects or microorganisms,” said Graham Clarke, Soil & Health’s chair.

 

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