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J. R. Bruning

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J.R. Bruning is a sociologist (B.Bus.Agribusiness; MA Sociology(Res)) based in the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. Bruning is a trustee of Physicians and Scientists for Global Responsibility (PSGRNZ). Her primary research focus is on the relationship between governance, policy, and the production of scientific and technical knowledge for public good. Other writing can be found on JRBruning.Substack.com and at TalkingRisk.NZ
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Should human rights be denied if a medical treatment only promises a marginal change in symptoms?

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Public health always involves tricky, ethics-based issues. I believe that the Director General of Health Diane Sarfati has short-circuited her obligations in law, by failing...

When Parliament is misdirected – A case for regulatory failure?

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The western world is witnessing a steady corruption of laws and processes, with governments ‘bending’ our institutions to serve the interests of powerful industries...

Budget, May 2025: New Zealand’s public health crisis cannot be arrested by prescribing vast quantities of drugs and vaccines.

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In May 2025 the New Zealand budget will be released. I’ve asked the question, what is the Hon Minister Shane Reti doing to address a...

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

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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...

Doubtful new EPA board can stem NZEPA’s backsliding

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The latest New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority (NZEPA) Board are tasked with the oversight of a regulatory institution that has been backsliding for decades. Overlapping...

Is our food safety authority failing the fairness and impartiality test?

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Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) have held two consultations to gauge public opinion on gene edited ‘new breeding techniques (NBT) organisms, but have...

Fluoride – is risk assessment up to scratch?

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Fluoridation of drinking water is mired in controversy, and many people wonder why, as our biggest cities, Wellington and Auckland, have been fluoridated since...

Agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review: Is the review set up to fail?

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The Agricultural and horticultural products regulatory review is open for comment until 8 September 2024. The review will focus on the approval path for...

The RBNZ CBDC survey – an artifact constructed to deny dissent

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I’ve just had a look through the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s (RBNZ) online survey on ‘Digital Cash’ (their euphemism for central bank digital...

Don’t be misled – Judging the risk from Central Bank Digital Currencies in isolation is a rookie mistake.

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New Zealand’s Central bank, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) have opened a consultation on central bank digital currencies (CBDCs). The consultation closes July...
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