The NZ Government is planning to de-regulate certain genetically engineered (GE) plants and remove the current ethical and precautionary boundaries to GE products. They cite that co-existence is possible.
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GE Free NZ
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Auckland — An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, to expand the Brookby Quarry.
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Environmental Protection Authority
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Carterton — An independent panel has approved resource consent, subject to conditions, for a solar farm in Carterton, Wairarapa.
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Environmental Protection Authority
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Northland — A new to mainland New Zealand red seaweed - Asparagopsis taxiformis - has been found at Tamaterau in Whangārei Harbour and at Iris Shoal, Kawau Island.
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Northland Regional Council
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The announcement yesterday by Climate Change Minister, Simon Watts, is being described as “encouraging” and “positive” by Water Cremation Aotearoa but needs resourcing and the Government to “walk the talk”.
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RedPR
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved a large-scale fermentation laboratory for production of synthetic genetically engineered (GE) milk proteins."The EPA approval to Daisy Lab was done under "fast track" and only took 10 days to evaluate with no public notification.
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GE Free NZ
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Midwives may not be the first profession you think of when it comes to climate change but in a climate crisis they are an essential part of the emergency healthcare response.
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RedPR
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Keep New Zealand Beautiful (KNZB), a not-for-profit organisation focused on litter reduction and environmental education, has issued an urgent appeal for funding to sustain its programmes.
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Expert Briefing
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There is risk of regulatory failure after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) decision to devolve responsibility for genetically engineered “Null segregants” to the Ministry of Primary Industries (MPI).
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GE Free NZ
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Minister Judith Collins announcement on the government's target to manage risk on Genetic Engineering (GE) by loosening regulation is a countdown to jeopardy for exports and the natural environment, and also enables the opening for a free trade deal with the USA.
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GE Free NZ
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Mt Maunganui — Bay of Plenty Regional Council has added 11 air sensors to its existing network of 11 monitors in Mount Maunganui, where air pollution is at its greatest concentration.
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Expert Briefing
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The National and ACT parties policy to loosen regulations on GE is unscientific and outdated.
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GE Free NZ
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Wellington — Work is beginning on a critical flood protection project in New Zealand's Hutt Valley.
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Expert Briefing
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Northland — Biosecurity officials in New Zealand are appealing to the public for information after a dead wallaby was found at the side of a highway near Kawakawa on 4 December.
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Expert Briefing
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New Zealand's Parliament has repealed the Natural and Built Environment Act and Spatial Planning Act as part of the government's 100-day programme, according to RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop.
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Expert Briefing
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A report by the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has shown that the use of 1080 increased in 2022.
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Expert Briefing
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New Zealand's University of Canterbury has developed an app to help identify and report on invasive species that threaten the country's flora and fauna.
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Briefing Bot
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The coalition governments’ move to loosen biotechnology (GE) regulation is set to let down farmers and consumers and put New Zealand's export reputation at risk.
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GE Free NZ
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Christchurch — University of Canterbury astronomers at UC Mt John Observatory have co-authored a new Nature paper sharing the results of an international observing campaign conducted over 130 days.
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University of Canterbury
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Northland — A Northland man has been fined more than $33,000 for an incident that saw dozens of large tyres burnt on a property south of Kaiwaka in early January last year.
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Northland Regional Council
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Waikato — Waikato Regional Council has responded to news today that a highly invasive freshwater gold clam has been discovered across a 45km stretch of the Waikato River.
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Waikato Regional Council
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