The New Zealand government’s Gene Technology Bill is in breach of the directives of the Aarhus Convention to consult the public, allow public participation and ensure access to justice.
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GE Free NZ
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Save Women’s Sport Australasia
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The Tertiary Education Union’s opposition to free speech legislation shows exactly why free speech policies are needed at university, says ACT Tertiary Education spokesperson Dr Parmjeet Parmar.
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ACT New Zealand
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Federated Farmers is calling for the Government to immediately strip Greenpeace of their charitable status, following the activist group’s illegal occupation of Port Taranaki this week.
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Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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Reducing the legal onus on landowners and councils when outdoor activities take place on their land will boost business opportunities, says the Employers and Manufacturers Association (EMA).
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Employers and Manufacturers Association
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Recent research commissioned by the Helen Clark Foundation raises serious concern for social cohesion in Aotearoa.
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Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
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After rampant rates rises across the country last year, Federated Farmers is calling for the Government to make seven key changes to restore confidence in local decision-making.
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Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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Hon Dr. Shane Reti as the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology is being asked by GE Free NZ to use his professional understanding to guide Minister Sam Uffindell through the challenges to health that the Gene Technology Bill poses.
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GE Free NZ
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Christchurch — Former City Councillor (2013-2016) and current Community Board member, Ali Jones, has confirmed she will contest the Innes ward seat on the Christchurch City Council.
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RedPR
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The PSA firmly rejects any return to selling state assets following comments from the Prime Minister.
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PSA
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The Gene Technology Bill allows exempted and unregulated genetically engineered organisms (GE) into NZ with no assessment of risk.
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GE Free NZ
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Genetically engineered organisms of all kinds must be prevented from being let loose in the environment with no controls, monitoring or public knowledge, says the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand.
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Soil & Health Association of New Zealand
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Farmers, exporters, consumers and animals are the big losers in the proposed Gene Technology (GT) Bill which excludes from regulation a whole category of Gene Edited (GE) plants, animals and microorganisms.
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GE Free NZ
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The government is set to "water-down" protection from harassment in a new law supposed to keep people safer from stalking, say violence-prevention experts.
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Auckland Women's Centre
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Amnesty International’s research has found sufficient basis to conclude that Israel has committed and is continuing to commit genocide against Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip, the organisation said in a landmark new report published today.
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Amnesty International Aotearoa New Zealand
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The Government’s move to stop carbon credits being earned on productive farmland is welcome news, but changes must also be made to the way we set our international emissions targets, Federated Farmers says.
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Federated Farmers of New Zealand
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Hamilton — The Animal Justice Party (AJP) is extremely concerned by the mass cull following New Zealand’s first confirmed outbreak of bird flu at an Otago egg farm.
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Animal Justice Party
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With one of the lead organisers of Hīkoi - Eru Kapa-Kingi - being a paid Parliamentary staffer working for Te Pāti Māori, Taxpayers’ Union Policy and Public Affairs Manager, James Ross, said “if taxpayer money is being spent, we need to see the receipts.” “Parliamentary budgets are for helping constituents, not political campaigning.
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New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Tauranga — Tauranga-based ACT MP Cameron Luxton has written to the Auditor-General, raising concerns about the Council’s recent sale of the Tauranga Marine Precinct and requesting an investigation.
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ACT New Zealand
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ACT is calling for an end to the “broadcast allocation” for election campaigns that sees taxpayer money given to political parties to buy television and radio ads.
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ACT New Zealand
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The Taxpayers’ Union is launching a major campaign for Kiwis to demand MPs’ expenses no longer enjoy a special carve out from the Official Information Act.
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New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Hamilton — Today’s Otago Daily Times reports that the government was advised of serious concerns about Waikato University’s ability to fund its contribution to the new medical school and with the assumptions used in the cost-benefit analysis that had been prepared.
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New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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