Soil and Health Press Releases
Organics Organisation Gets An MP For Its Seventieth
The Soil & Health Association of New Zealand, which has just turned seventy, is hailing the election of Steffan Browning to Parliament as a great leap forward for New Zealand’s primary production sector.
Mr Browning, Soil & Health’s spokesperson, was elected to Parliament last weekend at number 10 on the Green Party’s list.
“We are delighted with...
Added: 1 Dec 11
Organic Winegrowing Reducing Marlborough’s Dangerous Chemical Use.
Organic Winegrowing Reducing Marlborough’s Dangerous Chemical Use.
Organic wine growing in Marlborough is reducing significantly the amount of dangerous pesticides used in the region. With 1400 hectares either BioGro certified organic or in conversion, that equates to a full 1000 hectares of land no longer herbicide sprayed.
“In September 2007, 70% of Marlborough...
Added: 20 Oct 11
Government Must Separate GE Foods In New Zealand Shop Shelves
15 October 2011
Government Must Separate GE Foods In New Zealand Shop Shelves
New Zealand food labelling of genetically engineered (GE) food components needs to be investigated urgently, according to the Soil & Health Association of New Zealand.
“Soil &...
Added: 17 Oct 11
Green MP Sue Kedgley Applauded By Safe Food and Organic Community
27 September 2011
Green MP Sue Kedgley Applauded By Safe Food and Organic Community.
Green Party MP Sue Kedgley’s valedictory speech at 5-45pm today marks the coming retirement of this country’s most committed food safety focused Member of Parliament ever, according to the Soil...
Added: 27 Sep 11
Australian Imported Vegetables Should Be Banned, Not Nuked
15 September 2011
Australian Imported Vegetables Should Be Banned, Not Nuked
New Zealand food safety authorities are preparing to allow Australian vegetable imports to be irradiated, because the organophosphate dimethoate is about to be suspended from use for prevention of fruit fly and...
Added: 15 Sep 11
Fonterra’s Gutting Of Organic Dairying Is The Next Step To GE Farms.
23 August 2011
Fonterra’s Gutting Of Organic Dairying Is The Next Step To GE Farms.
Fonterra has taken its next step towards genetically engineered pastures, with its announced scaling back of organic production by half, according to the Soil & Health Association of NZ....
Added: 23 Aug 11
GE grass reports foreshadow potential economic losses
A report analysis showing potential economic losses by introducing genetically engineered (GE/GM) grasses, comes at a time when the government is drying up funding for the organic sector, one of the best value export growth areas, according to the Soil & Health Association of NZ. The...
Added: 18 Jun 11
AgResearch transgender goats to be milked
AgResearch’s genetically engineered (GE) goat experiments have a new bizarre twist with surviving GE pregnancies producing mostly transgender offspring, that AgResearch staff term ‘goys,’ according to the Soil & Health Association of NZ.An AgResearch farm manager recently...
Added: 12 Jun 11
Unborn NZ children exposed to genetically engineered toxin
New research from Canada has shown that blood in pregnant women and foetuses carried
toxins from genetically engineered (GE) foods, that are also allowed into New
Zealand, according to the Soil & Health Association.(1)
Bt toxin Cry1 based insecticides are genetically engineered (GE) into...
Added: 24 May 11
AgResearch misinformation corrected by independent scientists
The Soil & Health Association was disturbed yesterday when meeting with MAF-Biosecurity NZ (MAF-BNZ) to find an official supporting the misinformation that AgResearch had stated in a Radio NZ Rural Report program. Soil & Health and GE Free NZ met with officials from MAF-BNZ to discuss the...
Added: 11 May 11
Should AgResearch be charged with fraud?
Government must cancel all genetic engineering (GE) field trials by the government funded Crown Research Institute’s, AgResearch, Scion and Plant & Food Research, now that AgResearch has...
Added: 9 May 11
ERMA swallowed genetic bull from AgResearch
ERMA has swallowed a lot of genetic bull from AgResearch. GE Trials Must Stop Immediately!A Centre for Integrated Research in Biosafety (INBI) report published yesterday shows that AgResearch may...
Added: 5 May 11
Celebration as killer pesticide Endosulfan ban goes global
Environmental and food safety organisations internationally are celebrating the global phase out of the DDT-like organochlorine pesticide, endosulfan. New Zealand NGOs, Soil & Health...
Added: 30 Apr 11
Can Ngai Tahu Change Agria- New Hope- PGG Wrightsons Genetic Engineering Direction?
A Ngai Tahu Holdings influence into Agria-New Hope- PGG Wrightson marks the opportunity for a change in direction from PGG Wrightson’s intent on being a global leader in genetically...
Added: 20 Apr 11
Scion smoke signals warn of imminent GE tree planting
Clouds of smoke from a poorly maintained tractor at Crown Research Agency Scion’s genetically engineered (GE) tree field test site last week signals the imminent planting of government...
Added: 17 Apr 11
Government must separate GE foods in NZ stores
New Zealand’s Minister of Consumer Affairs John Boscawen, and Minister for Food Safety Kate Wilkinson, need to follow the Cypriot Parliament’s lead and give New Zealand consumers the...
Added: 11 Apr 11
Dirty tricks campaign to get genetic engineering into the New Zealand landscape
A dirty tricks campaign is under way to get public and government acceptance of genetically engineered (GE) crops into New Zealand farming systems, according to the Soil & Health Association...
Added: 3 Apr 11
Soil & Health joins Federated Farmers opposing biosecurity plans
The Soil & Health Association of New Zealand has come out in support of Federated Farmers in criticism of government Biosecurity funding plans.“Biosecurity risks are predominantly through...
Added: 29 Mar 11
Methyl bromide gas seeps through Picton’s Ferry Terminal
Detectable levels of the invisible and odourless, carcinogenic and neurotoxic methyl bromide gas have been found at Picton’s wharves during log fumigation activities. Monitoring devices at...
Added: 28 Mar 11
Visiting Professor on GE sales mission misrepresents reality
Agmardt and Pastoral Genomics Attacking OrganicsVisiting Professor on GE sales mission misrepresents realityNew Zealand biotech interests are trying on an attack on New Zealand’s organic...
AgResearch must stop its GE projects - 22 Feb 11Added: 23 Mar 11
PGP methyl bromide research fails to consider port communities health - 2 Feb 11
MAF allow Kate Valley Landfill to become New Zealand’s next GE contaminated site - 27 Jan 11
Picton’s residents face gas for Nelson's logs again - 27 Jan 11
Plant & Food Research shifted GE soil illegally? - 24 Jan 11
Details of Plant & Food Research’s GE constructs demanded - 21 Jan 11
100% Pure USA drive towards New Zealand as a GE nation - 11 Jan 11
GE varroa control no Santa Claus for New Zealand beekeepers - 23 Dec 10
Government approval for Scion’s GE Christmas trees - 15 Dec 10
Country of Origin Labeling needs to follow ban on sow crates - 1 Dec 10
ERMA decision making challenged in the High Court again - 23 Nov 10
Government support for GE trees contradicts clean green image - 9 Nov 10
Methyl bromide decision equals toxic business as usual - 2 Nov 10
NZ food samples still stacked with pesticide residues - 27 Oct 10
Call for independent biosecurity conducts authority - 21 Oct 10
Jeanette Fitzsimons speaking for a GE Free Organic New Zealand - 21 Sep 10
Primary Growth Partnership Funding - Great Organic Opportunity - 18 Aug 10
GE Food Ingredients Need Immediate Investigation - 16 Aug 10
New Zealand animal cloning needs to stop - 9 Aug 10
Organic Dairy Farmers Don’t Abort Calves - 2 Aug 10
Plant & Food, Lincoln University, MAF and MoRST Risk Brand New Zealand - 1 Aug 10
Pesticide Residues in Food - Worst Ever - 28 Jul 10
Something smells at Scion GE tree site - 12 Jul 10
GE Plants And Animals Do Not Belong In Clean Green 100% Pure NZ. - 16 Jun 10
New Zealand Exporters Cheating India - 10 Jun 10
Caged Poultry Farmer’s Imprisonment Justifies Animal Liberators Efforts - 26 May 10
USA GE trees approval will reflect negatively on NZ - 13 May 10
Increased Science Funding, An Opportunity For Clean And Green NZ - 12 May 10
Picton Methyl Bromide Gas Release Risky Again - 3 May 10
AgResearch's Cruel Experiments Cover A Wide Range of Animals - 3 May 10
Soil & Health Congratulates ERMA - 3 May 10
Muesli – not as healthy as it seems, unless it's organic - 25 Apr 10
Protest Against Methyl Bromide Gas Release - 22 Apr 10
ERMA GE Decision Smells of US and Political Influence - 16 Apr 10
Bethells Herbicides and Taranakis 1080 A National Issue - 8 Mar 10
Conflict of Interest By GE Animals Hearing Chair - 2 Mar 10
New Pro-1080 Alliance Lacks Sustainability Vision - 11 Feb 10
Bethells Spraying Risks Environment and Community Effects - 2 Feb 10
Animal Cruelty Legislation Needs To Consider 1080 Effects - 2 Feb 10
NGO's call for Diet drink's aspartame to be dumped in favour of natural sweeteners - 10 Jan 10
Global Research Alliance In New Zealand At Risk Of Unsustainable Outcomes - 22 Dec 09
What We Want For Christmas - Strawberry Growers To Go Organic - 22 Dec 09
Organic Sector Firmly Opposed To Genetically Engineered Animals - 20 Dec 09
Celery at top of dirty dozen - 13 Dec 09
Clean Up Lincoln Countryside and Clean Out NZs GE Labs - 2 Dec 09
GE Food and Environment Regulators Need Changing - 12 Nov 09
ERMAs Chemical Cowboy Approach To Methyl Bromide Branded Reckless - 6 Nov 09
Food Safety Minister Needs To Question GE Food Safety and Labelling. - 26 Oct 09
Port Marlboroughs Independent Fumigation Monitoring A Sham - 5 Oct 09
Marlborough Needs To Clean Up Its Air - 17 Sep 09
US Commentator Calls New Zealand GE Trees Irresponsible - 24 Aug 09
Pesticide residues in food shows need for organics - 19 Aug 09
Proposed Amendment to the New Zealand Folic Acid Standard - 11 Aug 09
Federated Farmers Bees Man Ambushing Beekeepers GE Protection - 21 Jul 09
Life Sciences Confused About GE Risk - 16 Jul 09
A Quarter Million NZ Raised GE Eucalyptus Trees Intended for Planting in US - 28 Jun 09
MAF dodging Plant & Food's $10million GE liability - 28 Jun 09
NZ Pesticide Use / Cancer Link Shows Need For Support - 22 Jun 09
NZ Should Note Tasmanias Clean Green GE Free Approach - 22 May 09
NZ Free Range Pigs Farmers Deserve CoOL Support - 21 May 09
Picton Fumigators Will Fail Safety & Indian Requirements - 21 May 09
GE Ingredients In Inghams Chicken Feed - 17 May 09
Port Marlboroughs Monitoring of Methyl Bromide Failed - 15 May 09
Logs From Methyl Bromide Free Nelson To Be Fumigated - 11 May 09
Picton Fumigators May Fail Safety and Indian Requirements - 4 May 09
Picton getting tonnes of toxic gas again - 30 Apr 09
MAF-Biosecurity NZ and Plant & Food still not taking GE risk seriously - 25 Mar 09
Methyl Bromide Fumigation Supported By Marlborough District Council - 12 Feb 09
Plant & Food's GE Brassica Trial Closure Celebrated - 10 Feb 09
Methyl bromide fumigant bouquet for Picton this Valentines Day - 1 Feb 09
Plant & Food Research needs to drop GE - 14 Jan 09
NGOs visit GE field trial site today - 12 Jan 09
NZ Bans Endosulfan - 15 Dec 08
Country of Origin Labelling fairness wanted by NZ consumers - 3 Nov 08
New editor at Organic NZ - 16 Oct 08
Kiwi poll rejects GE animals - 12 Oct 08
ERMA’s GE horse vaccine use must be determined by ERMA - 8 Oct 08
GE protest in Wellington against the end of A GE Free NZ - 7 Oct 08
Aspartame promotion again lacks independence - 24 Sep 08
Pesticide residues in Australian veges show need for Country of Origin Labelling - 1 Sep 08







