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Media Releases

Japanese glyphosate scare highlights lack of regulation in New Zealand

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Concerns remain on improved Organic Products Bill 

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Climate advice means government should support transition to organic, regenerative farming

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Green Party organics policy adds vital ingredient to national debate on the environment

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Kiwis exposed to health risks from weedkiller

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Submissions

EPA Call for Information on glyphosate, September 2021

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Climate Commission draft advice to government, Autumn 2021

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The Organic Products Bill

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A1186 Soy Leghemoglobin (Impossible Foods)

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Aotearoa New Zealand | Policy Proposals on healthy waterways: Are they fit for purpose?

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Campaigns

Climate advice means government should support transition to organic, regenerative farming

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Soil & Health launches glyphosate campaign

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Aotearoa New Zealand | Policy Proposals on healthy waterways: Are they fit for purpose?

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Pesticides

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Project Gro 2015 – COMMUNITY GARDEN – OPUNAKE HIGH SCHOOL

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GE & GM

GE-Free Zones partially protected in RMA amendments

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GE-FREE ZONES UNDER THREAT FROM RMA AMENDMENT

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GE/GM

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Maori Party says no way to Nick Smith’s power grab

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Court ruling highlights the dangers of RMA reforms

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Glyphosate

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Assoc. Meetings & Events

2023 AGM of the Soil & Health Association

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Special General Meeting – Saturday 3 June 2023, 10am to 12pm

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Heavy rain, soil and waterways – what’s the effect and what we can do about it?

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Goodbye Glyphosate! Rethinking Weeds

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Ben Cheah’s half acre garden of peace & plenty

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Organic Community

Celebrating 75 years of organics in NZ

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New wave of GE-free activism

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RMA reforms undermine communities and the environment

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Saving the bees means saving ourselves

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Environment minister’s attack on democracy unacceptable

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Organics

Health not herbicides: time to phase out glyphosate

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GE potatoes set to sneak into our food

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Organic dairy farmers reaping just rewards

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Celebrating 75 years of organics in NZ

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Can we trust the label ‘organic’?

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Project Gro

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Health & Food

Let’s go organic, Jacinda!

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Christmas comes early for the Organic Sector

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Where’s our food from? Better labelling a step forward

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Health not herbicides: time to phase out glyphosate

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GE potatoes set to sneak into our food

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Water

Hamilton joins 30 other councils who don’t fluoridate

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Methyl bromide gas seeps through Picton’s Ferry Terminal

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Farming

Nitrogen fertiliser: the elephant in the room

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Court ruling highlights the dangers of RMA reforms

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Comprehensive New Review of Monsanto’s Glyphosate Underscores Urgent Need for Global Action

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GE Free from the Bombays to Cape Reinga

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GMO COURT RULING PROTECTS ENTIRE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

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Videos & Books

Wayne Hill talk 2018

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Minette Tonoli talk

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Vic Barret talk 2018

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Kelmarna Gardens talk from Julie Keats

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