Royal Commission on Genetic Modification - Summary of key Government decisions
   


Hon Marian Hobbs
Minister for the Environment

30 October 2001

Government's response to the report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification

SUMMARY OF KEY GOVERNMENT DECISIONS »»
  The Government supports the overall strategy of preserving opportunities suggested by the Royal Commission .. however, it has come to some different conclusions as to how the overall strategy of preserving opportunities should best be implemented. The differences are in two main areas ...

SCIENCE WILL PLAY KEY ROLE IN 21ST CENTURY »»
  Prime Minister Helen Clark said today that the government's response to the report of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification would ensure that science continued to play a key role in the development of New Zealand in the 21st Century.

WIN-WIN FOR ENVIRONMENT AND RESEARCH »»
  Government decisions following the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification will ensure environmental protection while allowing necessary research to be undertaken, the Minister for the Environment, Marian Hobbs said today.

GM RESEARCH: FORWARD WITH CAUTION »»
  New Zealand will keep its competitive edge as a place for high-quality biological research as a result of the Government's response to the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification, says Minister of Research, Science and Technology Pete Hodgson.

PRIME MINISTER'S STATEMENT »»
  Today the government is announcing its key decisions in response to the recommendations of the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification.

"THE VEXED ISSUE OF GENETIC MODIFICATION" »»
  Conservation Minister Sandra Lee on Genetic Modification.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS »»
  Frequently asked questions about genetic modification and the Government's decisions

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