Aug 7, 2017 | Climate Justice, Featured, Monsanto & Glyphosate, Social Media News, UN Climate COPs
A new report on the health risks of glyphosate-based herbicides highlights major flaws in the integrity of regulations vital to the protection of New Zealand. The report released by Steffan Browning of the Green Party, reexamines the findings of a glyphosate review...
May 23, 2017 | Chile-All, Featured, Indigenous Peoples, No GE Trees News, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
New Zealand’s Earthwise radio show, which airs on Plains FM 96.9, recently interviewed Claire Bleakley of GE-Free New Zealand on her participation with the Campaign to STOP GE Trees visiting Chile in March. Here is an excerpt of Bleakley’s report on the...
Feb 9, 2016 | Indigenous Peoples, Protests & Resistance, Social Media News
Chants, cheers, and the sound of honking cars echoed through the streets of Auckland on Thursday, as demonstrators took over the central city, protesting the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement. Buchanan Cullen was there with his three children. “The TPPA is that, the...
Feb 3, 2016 | Forests, No GE Trees News, Social Media News
This release from late 2015 comes from GE Free NZ and Rage Inc. The release illustrates how widespread the threat of genetically engineered trees has become around the world. An update by the Ministry of Primary Industries evaluation of 18,000 + submissions, received...
Sep 2, 2015 | Bioeconomy, Forests, No GE Trees News, Social Media News, Tree Plantations
New Zealand’s Ministry of Primary Industries has received over 16,550 submissions and petitions on the National Environment Standards for Plantation Forestry (NES-PF). All 16,000 submissions recommended the deletion of the clauses, inserted at the 11...
