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The unthinking faith in biotechnology and A.I.

Guy Hatchard -
In his 2017 book ‘The Strange Death of Europe’ Douglas Murray argues that we have lost our sense of purpose. Fuelled by rational and scientific...

An urgent Open Letter to all Members of Parliament

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

What happened? What went wrong? What will happen next? What should we do?

Guy Hatchard -
An article in the UK Guardian on 29th June is entitled “Calls to clean up England’s ‘toxic air’ as GP visits for asthma attacks...

When Sciencing is all we need

J. R. Bruning -
No wonder public trust in government is in freefall. This week the Farmers Weekly in a poll asked readers ‘Should the government be showing more...

A Fine Line …

Mary Hobbs -
No one can ever replace, or copy, the light and the power of the indomitable human spirit. — Mary Hobbs There is always a fine...

An icy wind blows through the research labs of biotechnology

Guy Hatchard -
If you read the newspapers you may not know it, but biotechnology is going through a process of collapse. According to authoritative pharmaceutical industry online...

Rethinking mental health: Is nutrition the missing piece?

Richard Vernall -
In her concluding comments on a BBC Podcast – What can we do about the world’s mental health problems – in November 2019, Grace...

The Long Read: The Great Leap Forward

Guy Hatchard -
There is little doubt that the world is in the process of transformation. Clearly a lot has to change. All over the world significant numbers...

World transformation begins at home with simple steps

Guy Hatchard -
An article in the UK Telegraph this morning comments on the cover up of Biden’s cognitive decline saying:  “The ability to have some trustworthy sources...

When the economic growth agency captures biotech regulation: ‘A serious question of science’

J. R. Bruning -
A remarkable situation has arisen in New Zealand. The agency tasked with economic growth, that controls the science funding budget, wants to have the power...

Government to merge CRIs into three new Research Institutes in major science system overhaul

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The Government is set to implement sweeping reforms to its public science sector, merging the existing seven Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) into three new...

Two roads diverged in a wood

Guy Hatchard -
Sometimes life is actually very simple and the answers are staring us in the face, but someone is being highly paid to make the...

A Licence To Kill

Guy Hatchard -
The average number of sunshine hours in NZ is above 2,000 per year. In the UK it averages around 1,350. Incredibly, the Telegraph reports that the British...

Where have we arrived in the food chain and where do we go from here?

Guy Hatchard -
A study undertaken in the EU entitled “Pesticide residues with hazard classifications relevant to non-target species including humans are omnipresent in the environment and...

Guy Hatchard: Sometimes civilisations are overwhelmed by their own excesses

Guy Hatchard -
If some of you are still thinking that the nation’s health is built on universal vaccination protocols you might examine the results of research...

How biotech reinvented itself, hid the dangers and pretended safety

Guy Hatchard -
‘Sir’ Ashley Bloomfield, formerly Director General of Health and the public face of Covid in NZ, has taken to the media to warn us...

Numerous major studies confirm COVID jab increases risk of infection

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A growing body of evidence suggests that COVID-19 mRNA gene therapies, marketed to the public as "vaccines", not only fail to stop virus transmission...

Planned Parenthood banned from science centre over unapproved colouring book for kids

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The Kentucky Science Center in Louisville has issued a public apology after a Planned Parenthood colouring book was distributed without approval during the "Health...

A strange mental illness is spreading via infected information networks

Guy Hatchard -
An article published by the UK Daily Mail on March 17th is entitled “One of the first to suggest Covid was created in a lab,...

People becoming more stupid – study

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The shift from reading to consuming video content may have diminished human intelligence, research finds. Human intellectual abilities such as reasoning and problem-solving are diminishing,...

Researcher at isolated Antarctic base ‘assaulted and threatened to kill’ colleague

Daily Telegraph NZ -
A team of South African scientists has pleaded for help after one of its members grew mentally unstable and violent. A team of South African...

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

Guy Hatchard -
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?

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

The failure of the parliamentary process in the age of biotechnology

Guy Hatchard -
This article has two parts: the problem and our response.  Authoritative mathematical biologist Alex Washburne has published an article on Substack entitled “The Strength of...

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

Daily Telegraph NZ -
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

Guy Hatchard -
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

Mary Hobbs -
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 future of New Zealand is written in the history of biotech mutation

Guy Hatchard -
As I write, experienced and successful environmental lawyer Robert F Kennedy Jnr. is being grilled by US Senate members as part of his confirmation...

Major science system overhaul announced

Daily Telegraph NZ -
The government has announced significant reforms to its science and innovation system, marking the "largest reset" in over 30 years. The changes aim to maximise...

New data sheds light on a cancer epidemic that is being covered up

Guy Hatchard -
In the 1980s I bought a Casio handheld programmable calculator and amused myself writing routines that solved algebraic equations, but I soon realised that...

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

Guy Hatchard -
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...

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

Guy Hatchard -
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

Guy Hatchard -
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...

Waking up from the dream of biotechnology

Guy Hatchard -
Deep in a dream, our quiet consciousness suddenly realises that it is no longer a dream but has become a nightmare. The inner voice screams ‘wake...

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

Guy Hatchard -
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...

Richard Dawkins resigns from atheist group after censorship of biology-based gender article

Daily Telegraph NZ -
Renowned British biologist Richard Dawkins has resigned from the 'Freedom From Religion Foundation' (FFRF) after the organisation removed an article titled Biology is Not...

Submission Template: The Gene Technology Bill

Guy Hatchard -
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

Guy Hatchard -
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,...

Preference falsification and cascade

Jeffrey A. Tucker -
Tech entrepreneur Marc Andreessen posted the following: “We are living through the most dramatic preference cascade of my life. Every day I am hearing...

Analysis of misinformation in the Gene Technology Bill

Guy Hatchard -
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...
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