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New Zealand under scrutiny on WORLD FOOD DAY
Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:16:28 +1300 | GE Free NZ
New Zealand must protect its export reputation and environment by recognising the value of our grass fed animals and GE free food production in the world market. It is vital to maintain our point of difference and counter threats to our export future ...More >>
GE foods toxicity create major disturbance to health
Fri, 27 Sep 2013 14:20:45 +1200 | GE Free NZ
GE Free NZ has presented to Parliament's Regulatory Review committee raising concerns around public health following the approval by the Food Safety Authority Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) of a GE soy bean, engineered to withstand 3 toxic herbicides ...More >>
Regional Councils Disappointed at AgResearch decision
Thu, 26 Sep 2013 17:13:00 +1200 | Joint Media Statement
The Otago Regional Council and Environment Southland remain concerned that AgResearch has confirmed its intention to move significant numbers of staff to its Lincoln Campus leaving a skeleton staff at Invermay.More >>
SMC Heads-Up: Dam dilemma, evidence for midwives, Media 3
Fri, 20 Sep 2013 15:47:11 +1200 | Science Media Centre
In This Issue Freshwater; Media 3; Midwifery care; Policy News; Desk guide: Stats and risk; Quoted; Sciblogs highlights; New in research; Sci-tech events More >>
Adobe Unveils New Offer For Photoshop & Lightroom Customers
Thu, 5 Sep 2013 17:12:22 +1200 | Adobe
Auckland – September 5, 2013 – At the keynote of today’s PhotoshopWorld conference in Las Vegas, Adobe shared its roadmap for Photoshop Creative Cloud and Lightroom, highlighting some of the new technologies in the pipeline that will bring advanced ...More >>
Callaghan Innovation’s own goal?
Fri, 30 Aug 2013 08:57:35 +1200 | sticK
Let’s call it an own goal eh. How else can we describe Callaghan Innovation Research Ltd’s (CIRL), effectively the old Industrial Research as subsumed into the new-ish entity, failure to obtain millions of dollars’ worth of research funding from the ...More >>
Animal Welfare bill passes first reading
Thu, 29 Aug 2013 17:23:47 +1200 | New Zealand Government
A bill to strengthen protection of animals in New Zealand has passed its first reading unanimously in Parliament today. More >>
Time for New Zealand to revisit the genetic modification deb
Thu, 29 Aug 2013 15:42:57 +1200 | McGuinness Institute
McGuinness Institute’s latest report assesses 40 years of GM public policy in New Zealand and concludes there is more work to do More >>
Time to commit to a GE-free New Zealand
Thu, 29 Aug 2013 10:55:09 +1200 | Green Party
The Green Party has called on the Government to reconsider its commitment to fund further risky GE research when the rewards of such research have been virtually non-existent. More >>
Life Is Not a Patentable Invention
Wed, 28 Aug 2013 11:24:50 +1200 | Green Party
Today is New Zealand’s chance to rule out the patenting of life with the Green Party’s amendment to the Patent Bill. More >>
Canon Announces the New PowerShot G16 and PowerShot S120
Thu, 22 Aug 2013 17:15:34 +1200 | Canon
Auckland, 22 August 2013 – Canon today strengthens its acclaimed PowerShot series with the introduction of the PowerShot G16 and PowerShot S120 – two new cameras demonstrating Canon’s unparalleled expertise in image processing and lens design.More >>
Dolphins Granted Non-Human Personhood
Tue, 20 Aug 2013 17:34:52 +1200 | Fundageek
Yucca Valley, CA – August 19, 2013 – The Government of India recently granted dolphins non-human personhood, making India the first nation in the world to recognize the unique intelligence and self-awareness of the cetacean class of aquatic mammals, ...More >>
Who is accountable for this mess?
Wed, 14 Aug 2013 08:33:16 +1200 | sticK
If there was even half a thought that Callaghan Innovation’s actions had a modicum of common sense, then there would be no worry. More >>
Questioning the Universe: NZ Skeptics Conference
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 16:27:29 +1200 | NZ Skeptics Society
Learning more about the universe demonstrates just how much more we need to learn about life on planet Earth. That's something noted US astronomer, writer and podcaster, Dr Pamela Gay, will be talking about at this year's NZ Skeptics annual conference ...More >>
Canterbury Scientific Up For Top NZ Business Award
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 16:10:58 +1200 | Canterbury Scientific
Press release, 9 August 2013, Canterbury Scientific, Christchurch, New Zealand: Canterbury Scientific is proud to announce that it is a finalist for the prestigious International Business Awards run by New Zealand Trade and Enterprise. These awards ...More >>
Local Communities want Stricter Controls of GMOs
Fri, 9 Aug 2013 12:56:30 +1200 | GE Aware Nelson
GE Aware Nelson is concerned that the Environment minister has chosen a fight with local councils and their ratepayers concerned about outdoor use of GMOs. In 2001 Nelson City Council voted to make Nelson a GE Free city, pre-empting the decision ...More >>
Release of white admiral butterfly approved
Thu, 8 Aug 2013 14:06:51 +1200 | Environmental Protection Authority
The Environmental Protection Authority has approved the release white admiral butterflies. The Greater Wellington Regional Council applied to the EPA to release the butterflies in order to control Japanese honeysuckle, which it says is causing problems on public ...More >>
Genetic testing issues examined at Trans-Tasman roundtable
Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:08:34 +1200 | University of Otago
Ethical, legal and social aspects of the rapidly developing field of genetic testing will be the focus of discussion for top minds from both sides of the Tasman, gathering in Queenstown on Sunday (4 August) for the 4th Australia-New Zealand Roundtable on ...More >>
We’re no closer to a national SETD plan, strategy, attack
Tue, 30 Jul 2013 09:05:38 +1200 | sticK
Taking a further opportunity to look at Callaghan Innovation’s Statement of Intent, it begs further questions relating to our country’s overall Research, Science and Technology spend. (Or, to further broaden it, our Science, Engineering, Technology ...More >>
SMC Heads-Up: Viagra and babies, Callaghan Innovation, future of media
Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:06:20 +1200 | Science Media Centre
In This Issue Cousin couple risk; Nethui 2013; Border security; CI's roadmap; New from the SMC; Sciblogs highlights; Research highlights; Policy News; Sci-tech eventsMore >>
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