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Risk of Massive Transfer of Liability for Contaminated Land Clean-up

A massive transfer of liability to innocent parties is set to take place unless Government puts new measures in place to fund cleanup of contaminated sites. MFE estimates that the …

Portrait of a Future New Zealand

The Sustainability Council is hosting an art auction on 11 November at the Tamaki Yacht Club, Mission Bay. Download the calaogue here: Auction Catalogue: Portrait Future NZ
4 November 2004|Topics:

Leaving GM Contaminated Crops in the Ground Goes Against Market Realities

The recommendation by a Parliamentary select committee that GM contaminated crops be allowed to remain in the ground goes against market realities. Exporters cannot sell contaminated products to buyers …

New Means to Check GM Contamination in Seed Imports

New practices for supplying maize seed to New Zealand demonstrate how the policy of zero tolerance to GM contaminated seed can be maintained at little or no cost to …

Cradle to Grave Subsidies for GMO Development

Government has approved new blanket subsidies for GM developers that complete the cradle to the grave state assistance programme for GMOs, said Sustainability Council Executive Director Simon Terry. Under the …
28 October 2003|Topics:

ABARE Report on GM Economics Ignores Consumer Rejection

A report projecting huge economic losses for Australia and New Zealand if GM crops are not adopted leaves out of its modelling the widespread consumer rejection of GM food, …
20 October 2003|Topics: ,

Anderton’s Stance Shows Importance of GM Food Restraint

The Progressive Coalition’s decision to vote against the NOOM Bill demonstrates the importance of legal restraints on the growing of GM food said Sustainability Council Executive Director Simon Terry. …
14 October 2003|Topics: , ,

Canadians Contradict Government Assurances on GM

Government assurances that export markets will not be affected by GM plantings in New Zealand are contradicted by a previously secret paper from a country that Government cites as …
6 October 2003|Topics: , ,

Government Yet to Set GM Contamination Limits

Government has yet to specify what levels of GM contamination will be officially tolerated beyond a GM farmer’s boundary said Sustainability Council Executive Director Simon Terry. The Royal Commission on …
17 September 2003|Topics: , ,