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GE Free Northland

( In food and environment )

- for our sustainable future -
 

GE Free Aotearoa
   

PUBLIC APPEAL FOR FUNDS

GE Free Northland has driven the campaign in Northland to get our local authorities to act
to protect ratepayers and the environment from GMO land use and to keep our food GE free.
GE Free Northland's campaign has forced central government to admit that
YOU will pay to clean up GMO disasters, not the polluters.
District and Regional councils from Auckland to the north are now with us.
We ask for your support so that we can continue to do the work we do.
We have incurred significant legal costs to date, and we are seeking donations.
Thank you for your support.
Cheques made out to: GE FREE NORTHLAND
Postal address: Secretary, GE FREE NORTHLAND, PO Box 1439, Whangarei, Northland
More information: email: zlg@xnet.co.nz
Tel. (Whangarei) 09 432 2155
Tel. (Kerikeri) 09 407 8650
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Survey findings will shape GMO policy
Posted by: Zelka on Friday, September 25, 2009 - 04:19 AM NT
GE News letters to editor:
email: northern.editor@snl.co.nz

NORTHERN NEWS (Far North newspaper)

www.stuff.co.nz/auckland/northland/local-news/northern-news/2863435/Survey-findings-will-shape-GMO-policy

Survey findings will shape GMO policy
By RICHARD EDMONDSON - Northern News
16 September 2009


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"GE free status big plus for NZ"
Posted by: Zelka on Wednesday, August 19, 2009 - 01:34 AM NT
GE News NZ FARMERS WEEKLY "GE free status big plus for NZ" 18 August 2009, p. l4

letters to editor:
email: straightfurrow@ruralpress.com

http://viewer.zmags.com/showmag.php?magid=191151#/page14/

By Staff Reporter Marie Taylor
New Zealand Farmers' Weekly - 18 Aug 2009


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AgResearch proposals tantamount to economic suicide
Posted by: Zelka on Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 03:31 AM NT
GE News www.nzherald.co.nz/environment/news/article.cfm?c_id=39&objectid=10589929&pnum=0

Jon Carapiet: AgResearch proposals tantamount to economic suicide
4:00AM Tuesday Aug 11, 2009
NZ HERALD

Jon Carapiet says flirtations with genetic modification put our clean-green brand at risk.

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GE FURORE HEATS UP
Posted by: Zelka on Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 11:17 PM NT
GE News letters to editor:
email: editor@thereport.co.nz

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High court GM decision pleasing
Posted by: Zelka on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 09:29 PM NT
GE News http://straightfurrow.farmonline.co.nz/news/nationalrural/opinion/comment/high-court-gm-decision-pleasing/1551833.aspx

High court GM decision pleasing
STRAIGHT FURROW
by BRENT MORRISEY
26/06/2009 9:33:00 AM

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HIGH COURT RULES AGAINST ERMA
Posted by: Zelka on Tuesday, June 30, 2009 - 09:29 PM NT
GE News letters to STRAIGHT FURROW editor:
email: straightfurrow@ruralpress.com

from STRAIGHT FURROW latest edition ( 23 June 2009) (not online as yet)

HIGH COURT RULES AGAINST ERMA

by Sandra Finnie

pic: Auckland Regional Councillor Brent Morrissey.


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GE DECISION OVERTURNED l9 June 2009 RURAL ADVOCATE
Posted by: Zelka on Sunday, June 21, 2009 - 03:53 AM NT
GE News The Rural Advocate Friday l5 June 2009

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letter published in Whangarei Leader
Posted by: Zelka on Friday, May 29, 2009 - 03:00 PM NT
GE News letter by Dr. Robert Mann, of Rodney District
published in the 26 May 09 edition Whangarei Leader
GMOS AND OUR COUNCILS

send letters att:
Nick Unkovich editor
Email: whangarei.editor@snl.co.nz

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U-turn after GE clean-up costs worry North council
Posted by: Zelka on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 02:32 AM NT
GE News letters to the editor:
email: editor@northernadvocate.co.nz

17 April 09 NORTHERN ADVOCATE
by Mike Dinsdale


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Northern councils to prohibit local GE trials
Posted by: Zelka on Thursday, April 09, 2009 - 12:47 AM NT
GE News www.radionz.co.nz/national/programmes/morningreport/20090409

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"Poll will test our views on GE"
Posted by: Zelka on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 02:13 AM NT
GE News "Poll will test our views on GE"
Northern Advocate
Saturday 4 April 09

by Andre Hueber


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GM field trial axed
Posted by: Zelka on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 12:46 AM NT
GE News GM field trial axed
NZ HERALD
4:00AM Wednesday Feb 11, 2009
By Jarrod Booker


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GM animal plan challenged
Posted by: Zelka on Thursday, March 12, 2009 - 12:46 AM NT
GE News www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10560796
National News

NZ HERALD
GM animal plan challenged
4:00AM Tuesday Mar 10, 2009

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Public input sought on use of GE trials ``
Posted by: Zelka on Sunday, October 19, 2008 - 08:03 PM NT
GE News letters to editor (250 word maximum)

email: editor@northernadvocate.co.nz

NORTHERN ADVOCATE
Public input sought on use of GE trials ``
'' We are not prepared to accept liability for GMO use and commit our ratepayers to accept financial responsibility for cleaning up environmental damage. "
(quote Mayor Wayne Brown, FAR NORTH DISTRICT COUNCIL)
by Mike Dinsdale
10 October 08

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GM not OK, we're not sure who would pay
Posted by: Zelka on Sunday, September 14, 2008 - 09:00 PM NT
GE News letters to the editor (Northern Advocate)
email: editor@northernadvocate.co.nz
Fax: (09) 470 2869

www.northernadvocate.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3784619&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=

GM not OK, we're not sure who would pay

12.09.2008
NORTHERN ADVOCATE
by Mike Dinsdale

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Mounting concern over GE corn
Posted by: Zelka on Thursday, January 24, 2008 - 03:27 PM NT
GE News GE articles in latest issue of STRAIGHT FURROW (l5 January 2008) farming newspaper
illustrating how useless the NZ government is regarding protecting the national food supply (as well as having flawed legislation which makes councils and communities liable for problems caused by GE experiments and releases)


letters to editor:
email: straightfurrow@ruralpress.com
fax: 09 524 1170

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Mounting concern over GE corn
Approval of high lysine GE corn for human consumption raises questions
STRAIGHT FURROW
By Sandra Finnie
Thursday, 10 January 2008

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GE protesters chop down trees at research institute
Posted by: Zelka on Friday, January 18, 2008 - 02:07 AM NT
GE News www.nzherald.co.nz/topic/story.cfm?c_id=220&objectid=10487207
GE protesters chop down trees at research institute
NZ HERALD
5:00AM Thursday January 17, 2008
By Juliet Rowan


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Government refuses to bear responsibility for GE releases
Posted by: Zelka on Saturday, November 24, 2007 - 12:27 AM NT
GE News "Weekly Punchup" in NZ FARMERS WEEKLY

Zelka Grammer Vallings of GE FREE NORTHLAND and the Maungakaramea Landcare Group

vs

Dr. Libby Harrison of ERMA

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"Surprise for new Kaipara Mayor" (Neil Tiller)
Posted by: Zelka on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 04:19 PM NT
GE News l5 Oct 07 Northern Advocate story
"Surprise for new Kaipara Mayor"

letters to editor:

editor@northernadvocate.co.nz



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'Council not pulling its weight on GMO'
Posted by: Zelka on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 - 03:50 AM NT
GE News 'Council not pulling its weight on GMOs'

article by Richard Edmondson



Bay Chronicle



27 September 2007











Letters to editor:



Email: KeriKeri.Editor@snl.co.nz





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Politicians pass GE buck on to communities
Posted by: Zelka on Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 04:18 PM NT
GE News Politicians pass GE buck on to communities
By RICHARD EDMONDSON - Northern News
| Wednesday, 8 August 2007


*note that the letter from the Environment Minister David Benson Pope actually went to Dr. Kerry Grundy as the chairman/coordinator of the inter council Working party on GMOs (not just Whangarei District Council)

www.stuff.co.nz/northland/4156095a1927.html

Northland
Local news

letters to editor:
email: northern.editor@snl.co.nz



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Govt shirks GE liability
Posted by: Zelka on Thursday, August 09, 2007 - 04:18 PM NT
GE News Govt shirks GE liability
RURAL NEWS
by Mary-Jane Angus
6/8/2007


www.ruralnews.co.nz/Default.asp?task=article&subtask=show&item=13560&pageno=1

letters to editor:
email: editor@ruralnews.co.nz

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"Clean up costs confirmed" and "Calling for GE FREE North"
Posted by: Zelka on Friday, July 27, 2007 - 02:42 AM NT
GE News Call for letters to the editor NORTHERN ADVOCATE-
Email: editor@northernadvocate.co.nz
Fax: 09 470 2865
Postal: Northern Advocate, PO Box 210, Whangarei

"Clean up costs confirmed" and "Calling for GE FREE North"
26 July 2007 Northern Advocate
By Mike Dinsdale


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GM inquiry launched
Posted by: Zelka on Monday, December 18, 2006 - 07:47 PM NT
GE News http://www.nbr.co.nz/home/column_article.asp?id=16965&cid=8&cname=News

GM inquiry launched

NewsRoom.co.nz Agency Story


Inquiry launched

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Councils can include protection or liability provisions in their district plans
Posted by: Zelka on Saturday, October 28, 2006 - 05:32 PM NT
GE News 21 September 2006
The Bay Chronicle (Kerikeri)
Councils can include protection or liability provisions in their district plans or prohibit GMO land uses altogether but the FNDC is still unsure.
‘We need further
information’- Mayor Sharp

Letters to editor:
Email: kerikeri.editor@icn.co.nz


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GE Workshop falls short but clarifies
Posted by: Zelka on Friday, September 01, 2006 - 09:22 PM NT
GE News The Bay Chronicle
31 August 2006
"Workshop falls short by clarifies"
by Keri Malloy

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Mayor mutes masses at workshop
Posted by: Zelka on Tuesday, August 29, 2006 - 09:34 PM NT
GE News Mayor mutes masses at workshop
30 August 2006
By RICHARD EDMONDSON
Northern News
(Far North)

letters to editor:

email: northern.editor@icn.co.nz
fax: 09 401 2129


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Alarm bells over GM food approval- Parts I & II
Posted by: Zelka on Saturday, May 06, 2006 - 04:03 AM NT
GE News The Press
Friday 5 May 2006

www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/print/0,1478,3658115a12935,00
www.thepress.co.nz

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Residents can have say on GMOs, district council decides
Posted by: Zelka on Friday, February 17, 2006 - 12:12 AM NT
GE News The Northern Advocate 2 Feb 2006
by Mike Dinsdale

letters to editor:
email: editor@northernadvocate.co.nz


http://www.northernadvocate.co.nz/localnews/storydisplay.cfm?storyid=3671041&thesection=localnews&thesubsection=&thesecondsubsection=

EXCERPT: GE Free Northland chairwoman Zelka Grammer applauded the council for committing to the consultation...

"This is a really bold and innovative approach in response to the concerns of the public," she said.


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Suspected GM maize costly to trace
Posted by: Zelka on Thursday, August 04, 2005 - 04:59 AM NT
GE News NZ HERALD
"Suspected GM Maize costly to trace"
by Anne Beston
29 July 2005

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/index.cfm?c_id=220&ObjectID=10338058

letters to editor NZ HERALD:
email: Letters@nzherald.co.nz Fax: 09 373 6421
(letters should not exceed 200 words and must carry the authors contact
details)

Quote of the day:

"Federated Farmers Maize Growers Committee member Colin MacKinnon said it was
critical New Zealand remained GM-free."

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