Protests were held around New Zealand today
against the scheduled lifting of the moratorium on the
release of genetically modified organisms into the New
Zealand environment later this month. The following pictures
show the demonstration in Wellington. (see also next
story)
Alastair Thompson is the co-founder of Scoop. He is of Scottish and Irish extraction and from Wellington, New Zealand. Alastair has 24 years experience in the media, at the Dominion, National Business Review, North & South magazine, Straight Furrow newspaper and online since 1997. He is the winner of several journalism awards for business and investigative work.