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Soil & Health News, Events and Useful Information

Media Releases

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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The organic community mourns Jeanette Fitzsimons

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Omissions on Emissions: Polluting chemicals left out of government’s freshwater policy

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Let’s go organic, Jacinda!

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Submissions

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

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Hazardous substances assessments: Improving decision-making

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Submission on application APP203660 To reassess methyl bromide

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Submission on Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill

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Submission on Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 review

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Campaigns

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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Project Gro 2015 – TERRACE END PLAYCENTRE – PALMERSTON NORTH

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Project Gro 2015 – TEN ORGANIC FOOD GARDENS – TARANAKI

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GE & GM

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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GE Free from the Bombays to Cape Reinga

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GMO COURT RULING PROTECTS ENTIRE AGRICULTURAL SECTOR

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High Court ruling on GE a win for democracy

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Glyphosate

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Assoc. Meetings & Events

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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Event grants for Soil & Health members

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2022 AGM of the Soil & Health Association

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Organic Community

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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Food co-operatives in NZ on the rise

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New Zealanders protest for better food for world citizens

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Organics

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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Organic practices will improve water quality

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Project Gro

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Soil4Climate

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Health & Food

Health not herbicides: time to phase out glyphosate

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GE potatoes set to sneak into our food

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Nitrogen fertiliser: the elephant in the room

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Take off the blindfold and eat!

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Clean waterways

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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

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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High Court ruling on GE a win for democracy

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Videos & Books

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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