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	NEWS 16 March 2008 Rotorua GE Tree Trial remains an environmental threat - The GE tree field trial at Rotorua, run by Crown research institute Scion, has an increasing risk of spreading GE pollen. 12 March 2008 New Zealand's Fast Forward must be organic 11 March 2008 Wellington’s Regional Council compromising air safety again 29 February 2008 Wellington’s air quality safety agencies are dangerously misleading 18 February 2008 MAF Biosecurity choking on the truth GE tree trial breach 14 February 2008 Organic farming is the clean green solution 16 January 2008 GE Tree trial breach shows institutional contradictions We hope that Biosecurity NZ’s investigation of last weekend’s security fence breach, and cutting down of genetically engineered (GE) trees at Rotorua, will lead to far more rigorous controls and compliance checks at the Scion GE tree field trial. 13 January 2008 Christmas is over Scion, take the GE trees down “Scion appears unable to manage its genetic engineering tree experiments to meet the requirements of its ERMA consent, so like any Christmas trees, their time is up.” 21 December 2007 Ditch the Diet Coke - the facts are out. The Soil & Health Association of NZ is impressed with the Phoenix Organics ‘Think Before You Drink’ anti-aspartame campaign and their bringing into the public arena the shonky science and politics behind the approval of the artificial sweetener. 26 November 2007 Aspartame research needed - Ministry of Health admits there are links to adverse health effects from this artificial sweetener. 20 September Marlborough vineyard herbicide use now touching 70% soil coverage 16 August 2007 NZFSA fails food test, bring on the organics “NZFSA should reduce the spin it puts in its pesticide residue results and admit that it is pure good luck to find pesticide and heavy metal residue free food.” 13 August 2007 1080 A dirty green poison 1 August 2007 Toxins OK for Kiwi kids but not for export beef? Auckland Branch * Auckland Branch events Levin Branch * February-March 2008 - AGM and visit to Riverslea Retreat, Organic River Festival, President's Report, Upcoming events, China's leap into organics, March & April in the Organic Garden, Moon planting guide, Aspartame – what is it? * About the Levin Branch


Organic NZ Magazine March/April 08 - in store now The great grain drain - Where does the grain you’re eating come from? Home-grown grain - A Northland family grows its own breakfast cereal Bountiful buckwheat - How and why you should eat this wondergrain Tributes flow for three organic pioneers, Joe Polaischer, Austin Holden and Norman Trevor Wright Sweet poison - What the Safe Food Campaign doesn’t like about aspartame GE Watch - Who pays when GE-crops cross with non-GE crops? GE field trials - What’s going on out there? Full contents - March/April 2008 Subscription info or subscribe online now * Be in to win - give-aways in this magazine * Special offer from the Clean Green Car Company Published since 1942, Organic NZ is New Zealand's leading magazine on organics & sustainable living.



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