Wednesday, February 11, 2026

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‘Stop the Gene Technology Bill’ event at the Kapiti Food Fair, Saturday 6 December 2025

On Saturday 29th November, people across New Zealand came together to protest the Gene Technology Bill at community events in over 25 centres across...

Stop the Gene Tech Bill: Nationwide protest on Saturday

A nationwide protest is set for Saturday, 29 November 2025, as opposition mounts against the Government’s Gene Technology Bill, which is approaching its second...

Urgent: Provisions of the Gene Tech Bill are being introduced by stealth

Frustrated by questions being raised by some political parties which are currently stalling the Gene Technology Bill, government appointed regulators have gone ahead to...

NZOFP leader Sue Grey urges Collins to halt Gene Tech Bill

New Zealand Outdoors & Freedom Party (NZOFP) leader Sue Grey has written an open letter to Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins, calling...

All Members of Parliament who intend to vote for the Gene Tech bill must stand down

A ‘no’ uttered from the deepest conviction is better than a ‘yes’ merely to please. — Mahatma Gandhi It was reported that 97% of the...

Scientists warn MPs Gene Tech Bill is ‘built on promises, not evidence’

New Zealand charity the Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility (PSGRNZ) have emailed an open letter to New Zealand Members of Parliament highlighting that any vote...

Rally at Parliament on 4 November to oppose Gene Tech Bill

A public rally is set to take place outside Parliament on Tuesday, November 4, as campaigners call on MPs to stop the government’s proposed...

ACT and NZ First voice serious reservations over Gene Tech Bill

ACT and New Zealand First have both expressed major concerns about the government’s Gene Technology Bill, even though they supported the amendments recommended by...

Major Alert—The Health Select Committee recommends the passage of the Gene Technology Bill

The Health Select Committee has reported back to Parliament with its recommendations on the Gene Technology Bill. Their 25 page report begins with the...

Gene Tech Bill advances despite opposition

The Health Select Committee has recommended passing the Gene Technology Bill, which would overhaul New Zealand’s 1996 GMO regulations and introduce a risk-based system...

Hovering over the crevasse: Urgent open letter to NZ First – the Gene Tech Bill

To ignore evil is to become an accomplice to it. — Martin Luther King At a public meeting in early August it was heartening to...

The NZ First intention to reach a compromise on the terms of the Gene Technology Bill would be a grave mistake

The NZ First intention to reach a compromise on the terms of the Gene Technology Bill would be a grave mistake. Associate Minister for Agriculture...

Gene Tech Bill faces further delays amid ongoing scrutiny

PM Christopher Luxon has rejected claims that New Zealand First is stalling the government’s Gene Technology Bill, saying delays reflect the need to carefully...

Auckland protest on Saturday to target Fonterra over support for Gene Tech Bill

Auckland will see a peaceful protest this Saturday as advocacy group GE Honesty rallies opposition to the Government’s controversial Gene Tech Bill. The protest is...

Supermarket vigil in Silverdale to support GE food labelling and end to Gene Technology Bill

A peaceful vigil is set to take place outside Pak'N Save Silverdale on Saturday 14 June, from 11am to 12 noon, urging clearer labelling...

Supermarket vigils in Orewa to protest Gene Tech Bill and defend GE-free food choices

Peaceful supermarket vigils are set to take place in Orewa on 31st May, as part of a growing grassroots campaign against the proposed Gene...

Supermarket vigils aim to raise awareness over Gene Technology Bill

New Zealanders concerned about genetically engineered food and the controversial Gene Technology Bill will gather for peaceful supermarket vigils, beginning this Saturday, 17 May. The...

Charity calls for inquiry into MBIE and Judith Collins over Gene Tech and science reform process

New Zealand charity seeks public inquiries to investigate the conduct of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and the responsible Minister, the...

An Open Letter to all New Zealand First Members of Parliament – The Gene Tech Bill, Part 4

If people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in as sorry a...

Text of our oral presentation to the Health Select Committee on the Gene Technology Bill

The following is the text of our oral submission to the NZ Health Select Committee on the Gene Technology Bill made on Monday. We were...

The Gene Tech Bill – What’s the rush?

From caring comes courage. — Laozi The Gene Tech Bill had its first Reading on 17 December 2024, the last day that Parliament sat before...

Japanese consumer group ‘shocked and concerned’ over Gene Technology Bill

Japanese consumers are voicing strong opposition to the possibility of genetically modified (GM) foods from New Zealand, expressing surprise and concern over potential changes...

The Gene Technology Bill will allow gene edited microorganisms to be labelled as natural and sold to an unwitting public

Last chance to have your say. Submissions close on Monday 17th February. A year ago Jennifer Doudna, Nobel Laureate co-inventor of CRISPR gene editing technology...

An Act of War on New Zealanders – The Gene Technology Bill, Part 2

Nature is Life — MH This is article is Part 2 of three (for now) on the Gene Technology Bill. In Part 1 the irreversible...

The Big Debate: How many new doctors will NZ need if the Gene Technology Bill is passed?

Currently there are 19,350 doctors in NZ, that’s one for every 264 people. According to Hon. Judith Collins, our Minister for Business Innovation and Enterprise...

Reailty Check Radio to host Gene Technology Bill webinar

Reality Check Radio (RCR) has announced a special webinar to discuss the controversial Gene Technology Bill, scheduled for 8 PM on Thursday, January 16. The...

Meta are still fact checking in NZ and the Gene Technology Bill is on their radar

Judith Collins is promising us an economic miracle if only she can deregulate biotechnology. According to Collins, gene technology research using CRISPR will be a...

The Gene Technology Bill contains a covert assault on our Kiwi culture

Anyone living in NZ today will be aware of how much we, as individuals and as a people, value our identity and cultural values. We...

Message for MPs: The Gene Technology Bill has exposed a knowledge deficit at the heart of the NZ Parliamentary process

Yesterday the discovery of a oriental fruit fly in Auckland caused a panic and a ban on the movement of fruit and vegetables. Biosecurity NZ said...

Australian gene tech regulator considering application to release GM mosquitoes

Critics warn of dangers as genetically modified mosquitoes spread across continents in Bill Gates-backed ventures. In a controversial effort to combat mosquito-borne diseases, Bill Gates...

Submission Template: The Gene Technology Bill

This release contains template suggestions to make a submission to the Health Select Committee querying the provisions of the Gene Technology Bill which was introduced into the...

Video reveals the extraordinary provisions of the Gene Technology Bill

We have posted a video on YouTube going step by step through the extraordinary powers that the government is proposing to grant to itself. For the record,...

Analysis of misinformation in the Gene Technology Bill

A Long but Necessary Read—Analysis of misinformation in the Gene Technology Bill and suggestions for submissions and discussions New Research Findings on Dangers of Gene...

Public submissions open for controversial Gene Technology Bill

The Health Committee is calling for public submissions on the Gene Technology Bill 2024, a piece of legislation that has already sparked backlash across...

Calls to pause Gene Technology Bill amid concerns over deregulation and European policy developments

An open letter from Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility (PSGR) urges Members of Parliament to pause the Gene Technology Bill until the European...

Formal Response to the Expert Opinions Issued by the Science Media Centre in Support of the Gene Technology Bill introduced to Parliament.

For the Attention of: Media, Biotech Researchers, Members of Parliament and Cabinet. A Public Resource Author: Guy Hatchard PhD was formerly Director of Natural Products at Genetic...

Judith Collins’ new Gene Technology Bill – A sticky, unconstitutional mess?

The Hon Judith Collins the Attorney General’s Gene Technology Bill has just been published. Collins claims that the Bill will: ‘create an authorisation framework to...

Collins announces introduction of ‘mainstream’ Gene Technology Bill

Science, Innovation and Technology Minister Judith Collins sparked a wave of negative responses after announcing the introduction of the Gene Technology Bill in Parliament. Taking...

Gene technology: does it have a history of safety?

Stuck in a parallel universe:—at our local school a doctor arrived to address the student body and the staff about Covid-19 inoculation. Reassuringly the doctor...

Genetic essentialism and biotechnology experimentation

After the end of World War II, everyone was left wondering what had gone wrong and who or what was to blame. Simultaneously there was...

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