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11 October 2001
OPEN LETTER TO GOVERNMENT
from
the Trustees, Members, Associate Members and Supporters of
Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Genetics (New Zealand)
We, the undersigned scientists, recognise the Recommendations of the Royal Commission as a guide to proceeding, with due caution, in the use of genetic engineering. While the Commission's Report could not be, nor was it intended to be, a scientifically rigorous document, it offers certain strategic options which we feel it is valuable to take up. We believe it would be a serious error of judgement to conclude that the Commission's report is a definitive and authoritative assessment of all of the relevant scientific facts. The Warrant of the Commission was :
To receive representations upon, inquire into, investigate, and report upon the following matters:
the strategic options available to New Zealand to address, now and in the future, genetic modification, genetically modified organisms, and products; and
any changes considered desirable to the current legislative, regulatory, policy, or institutional arrangements for addressing, in New Zealand, genetic modification, genetically modified organisms, and products.
Thus, no scientific investigation or research into genetic modification was required by the Commission’s warrant.
(1) We support many of the Recommendations of the Royal Commission, particularly Recommendations 6.12, 6.14, 7.1, 7.2, 7.4, 14.1, 14..2 and 14.3.
(2) It is impossible to guarantee containment of pollen from GM plants in field trials and we have serious concerns about the possible environmental impact of genetically modified crops on New Zealand soil and ecosystems. We therefore welcome Recommendation 6.12 which states that the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) should require research on these impacts before release of genetically modified crops is approved; and Recommendation 7.1 which states that "prior to the release of any Bt-modified crops, the appropriate agencies develop a strategy for the use of the Bt toxin in sprays and genetically modified plants."
(3) In the light of the above Recommendations we make the strongest possible recommendation that the moratorium on the release of any GMOs into the environment, both commercially and in open field trials, be extended so that the relevant research can be conducted.
(4) Consequently, we recommend that both Recommendations 6.12 and 7.1 should be implemented retrospectively. In other words all applications for field trials of GMOs for which approval has already been granted should be reconsidered.
(5) Recommendation 6.14, which states that "public research funding portfolios be resourced to include research on the socio-economic and ethical impacts of the release of genetically modified organisms," should also be implemented retrospectively in respect of all ERMA approved field trials. We suggest this should apply particularly to the ERMA approvals to conduct field-trials on GM-pine trees (GMF99001 and GMF99005), as approval for these was given without appropriate ecological and soil research by the forestry research organisations.
(6) Recommendation 7.4 states that "in connection with any proposal to develop genetically modified forest trees, an ecological assessment be required to determine the effects of the modification on the soil and environmental ecology, including effects on soil micro-organisms, weediness, insect and animal life, and biodiversity." This Recommendation should also be implemented retrospectively and ERMA should be required to insist that research, as envisaged in this Recommendation, be an integral and on-going component of undertaking any field-trials of this kind. The extended moratorium on conducting field trials could be used to address this consideration.
(7) We support Recommendation 14.1, that Section 68 of the HSNO Act be modified and that the establishment of a Bioethics Council (Recommendation 14.2) together with a Parliamentary Commissioner on Biotechnology (Recommendation 14.3) be appointed.
(8) We strongly urge that any future committee or council be put together in a manner such that it is, and can be seen to be, truly representative, containing scientists who are able to offer an alternative view to the consensual view of governmental bodies, academic institutions and representatives of industry. To date this has been sadly lacking in such committees as the Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council (IBAC).
(9) We consider that patents on living processes, organisms, seeds, cell lines and genes should
not be allowed. Patents on life-forms and living processes threaten food security; they sanction
bio-piracy of indigenous knowledge (of Maori in the case of New Zealand) as well as genetic resources; they can violate basic human rights and dignity, compromise healthcare, impede medical and scientific research.
(10) We find no convincing evidence to date that GM crops offer any benefits to farmers or consumers. Instead, many problems have been identified, including yield drag, increased herbicide use, erratic performance, and poor economic returns to farmers. GM crops also intensify corporate monopoly on our food, which is marginalizing family farmers in several countries and preventing the essential shift to sustainable agriculture that can guarantee food security and health around the world.
(11) We consider there is a clear need for an independent, centrally funded and developed public education programme about genetic engineering. Had one existed prior to the hearings of the Royal Commission, public debate about the issues would have almost certainly been conducted at a much more sophisticated level, and community organizations would have been able to have ready access to up-to-date and unbiased factual information.
PSRG rejects the conclusion that continuing the moratorium on field trials and commercial releases of genetically modified organisms in New Zealand will have an adverse effect on truly scientific research. The over-emphasis of research funders on molecular biology to the detriment of other approaches has long been in need of re-adjustment in order to preserve the local knowledge base that has been developed over decades within New Zealand’s academic and other publicly-funded research institutions. The exciting new developments in molecular genetics research must now be incorporated into a wider view of biological knowledge rather than being pursued as an exclusive goal, as has finally been acknowledged by the leaders of the Human Genome Project. By doing this, our country will continue to make important contributions to humanity’s legacy of scientific achievements.
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SIGNED by the Trustees and Members of Physicians and Scientists for Responsible Genetics
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Robert G
Anderson
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BSc, PhD,
Lecturer, Retired
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TAURANGA
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Paul G
Butler
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BHB, MB,
ChB, FRNZCGP, General
Practitioner
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AUCKLAND
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John R
Clearwater
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BSc, MSc, PhD,
Principal Scientist, Clearwater Research and Consulting
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AUCKLAND
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Bernard J
Conlon
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MB, BCh,
BAO, DCH, DRCOG, DGM, MRCGP (UK), FRNZCGP, General Practitioner
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MURUPARA
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Peter R
Wills
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BSc, PhD, Associate Professor, University of
Auckland
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AUCKLAND
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Jean Anderson
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Businesswoman,
Retired
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TAURANGA
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PSRG Members
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Victoria Ann Jerome
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BSc, Systems Consultant
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Waikari, North Canterbury
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Meriel
Watts
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B.Agr.Sc,
PhD, Director, Soil & health Association of
NZ Inc.
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Auckland
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Marion
Marie Stringer Buchler |
M.Sc,
Dip.Teaching |
Waikanae |
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Marc
Schallenberg |
BSc,
PhD, Post-doctoral Research Fellow in Limnology |
Dunedin |
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Christy
Hartlage |
PhD
Student, researcher, The University of Western Sydney |
Maketu,
Bay of Plenty |
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Alison
Goodwin |
MBChB,
MOSS Emergency Dept |
Hawkes Bay |
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Julia
Ruth Lawson |
D.
Phil, Parasite Epidemiologist, Polytech Lecturer |
Dunedin |
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Timothy
R Gow |
Bio-Gro
Organic farmer, Stud Breeder, Meat Company Director |
Southland |
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Michael E. Godfrey |
MBBS
(London) Physician |
Tauranga |
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James F Young |
Professor, retired |
Katikati, Bay of Plenty |
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Heather J Young |
Educator, retired |
Katikati, Bay of Plenty |
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Edwin Dempsey |
MB, ChB(NZ), MD(Toronto), FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Can), FRACS, Surgeon |
Rotorua |
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Rosalee A Webber |
Mother. BEng. (Civil) |
Tauranga |
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Max A Turner |
M.Agr.Sc, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Soil Science, INR, Massey University |
Palmerston North |
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Rhonwen
Seager |
MA(Sociology),
Organic Retailer, Biogro Farmer |
Marahau |
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Frank
.J.E.M. van Steensel |
M.Ag.Sc,
B.Ag/Hort, Consultant |
Greytown,
Wairarapa |
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Frank
H Hoffmann |
B.Hort.Sc.(Vienna),
Retired |
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Barbara L
Stumbles
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BVSc.,
Veterinarian
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Auckland
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David
Lovell-Smith
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BA MB ChB FRNZCGP Medical
Practitioner
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Christchurch
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Neil
Macgregor
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M.Sc. Ph.D./ Soil biologist, ecologist, Institute of Natural Resources, Massey
University
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Palmerston
North
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Neville G
Dawkins
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B.A. B.Sc.
Orchardist
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Hamilton
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Michelle D S
Woodhouse
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BHB,
MBChB, Medical Practitioner and Researcher
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Melbourne
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Seager John
Mason
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B.Sc., M Phil, Chief Executive,
Bio-Gro NZ
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Nelson
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David Wright
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BSc (Hons), Executive Secretary, Bio Dynamic Farming
& Gardening Association
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Wellington
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James Edward Kebbell
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MA (Cambridge), Organic Farmer and Retailer
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Wellington
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Nicola Baillie |
Doctor, MBChB |
Katikati |
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Joanna
Pearsall
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BSc (Hons), Grad. Cert Ed., Organic Farmer,
Educator
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Coromandel
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Bryan
Innes
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Director NZ Conservancy Trust, Organic Farmer,
Writer
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Coromandel
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Rebecca
Potts
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MBBS,
.BScMed., DipObs, FRNZCGP, General Practitioner
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Auckland
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Fiona Marion Florence
McQueen
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MB, ChB, MD,
FRACP, Rheumatologist
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Auckland
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Geoffrey H
Daw
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LRCP, MRCS, DPM,
MRCPsych., Mem.Soc.An.Psychology, Associate Professor, Consultant,
Retired
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Raumati Beach
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Geoffrey P
Jones
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Dip.Hom.,
RCHom, Classical Homeopath
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Paraparaumu Beach
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Liston
Bateson
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Member of the Royal Society of Health, Natural Medicines
Physician
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Warkworth
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David M
Pemberton
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MB, BS, BSc, DA,
DRCOG, FFARACS, FANZCA, Specialist Anaesthetist
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Rotorua
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Thomas
Shanks
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Registered Engineer,
Tutor
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Hamilton
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Melanie
Closs
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BA (Otago),
Dip. Personnel Management (Massey), Dip. Business Studies, Business
Tutor
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Whangarei
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Janice
Priest
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CHNP, Dip. Herb, NC, Dr (RE),
Editor
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Tauranga
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Anne Cowie,
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MB, ChB, Dip. Osbt., FACNEM (Melbourne), Multi-Disciplinary Complementary
Medicine
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Oamaru
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Elizabeth G
Dorsey
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Pharmacist,
Retired
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Tauranga
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Alison Grey
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LLB,
Lawyer
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Tauranga
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Tessa
Turnbull
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MB, ChB,
Dip.Obst, FRNZCGP, MONZ,GP
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Katikati
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Anthony John
Farrell
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MBChB, GP,
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Tauranga
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Nancy
Pollock
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PhD (Anthropology), Department of Anthropology, Victoria
University
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Wellington
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Nick Wilson,
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MBChB, FAFPHM, Public Health
Physician
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Wellington
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Murray Stentiford
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Sc(Hons) (Physics), Dip.Management (NZIM),
Scientist
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Auckland
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Cliff P
Mason
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MB, ChB, BSc (Marine Ecology,
Botany) FRCPA, General Pathologist,
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Lower Hutt
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Beverley J Trowbridge,
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BSc (Hons), PhD, Ecologist, Consultant in Sustainable Development Issues,
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Waimauku, Auckland
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David J M Crabb
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FRACS (General), FRACS (Plastics), Plastic Surgeon,
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Waimauku, Auckland
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John J Lynch
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PhD, DD, DHom,
DHomI, Homeopath
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Hamilton
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Brendan James Hoare
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M.App.Sci (Agriculture Systems and Rural
Development), Senior Lecturer UNITEC President Soil and Health Association
of NZ Inc.
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Auckland
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Marina Orlova
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M.Phys, PhD (Ac.Sc.) Moscow, Research Scientist - Human Health and Biology,
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Napier
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Sarah L Dewes
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Dip. Physiotherapy, Dip. Women's
Health
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Rotorua.
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Associate
Members/Supporters PSRG
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Sigi
Kirchmair
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Computer
Consultant, Director CACTUS Software Ltd.
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Nelson
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Susie Lees
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Nat.Cert.
of Agric, BA, MA, PGCE/, Designer, Lecturer, President GE Free NZ
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Nelson
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Christiaan
Briggs |
Architectural
Designer |
Napier |
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Peter Bradshaw |
BSc
(Hons), Dip Clin Psych, AFBPs,Group Manager for District Health
Board |
Dunedin |
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Karen
Mary Summerhays |
Mother,
Politician, Caregiver, Volunteer, Organic Gardener |
Tauranga |
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Patrick Clark |
Dip. Rural Studies, Horticultural Consultant |
Whangarei |
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Marla
Russell |
RD,
Registered Dietitian and Nutritionist |
Florida,
USA |
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Jeffrey
P. Hedquist |
Writer,
Speaker, Audio Creator/Producer, Organic Farmer |
USA |
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Craig
J Black |
Student
- NMIT, Environmental Science |
Nelson |
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Paul
Bruce |
BSc.
Meteorologist Lead Forecaster MetService |
Wellington |
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Peter
John Russell, |
BSc
(botany) Designer |
Wanganui |
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Donald
W Graves |
BSc,
MSc candidate - (Arbuscular Mycorrhizas & Soil Disturbance
Effects) |
Nelson |
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Sheila Slattery |
Businesswoman,
Retired |
Auckland |
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Sydney
Musgrave Fisher |
B.Sc.
(Eng.) FICE FNZIE, Retired Civil Engineer |
Napier |
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Joanna Piekarski |
M.A.,
education |
Takaka |
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Ursula Dougherty |
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Christchurch |
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Grayham
Forscutt |
freelance
astrophysician |
Takaka |
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Ro
Piekarski |
M.S.,
education |
Takaka |
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Robert
& Jakei Aitchison |
Farmer |
Roxburgh |
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Mark
E Christensen |
BBS,
CA, Chartered Accountant |
Wanganui |
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Jonathan
Evatt |
Health
Consultant |
Motueka |
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David
Holmes |
Organicvigneron |
Nelson |
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Ruth
Ordish Benner |
Quality
Systems and Office Systems Management |
Waihi |
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Stephen
Benner |
Writer |
Waihi |
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Jonathan
P Richardson |
BSc,
MB, ChB, FRNZCGP, General Practitioner |
Auckland |
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Oraina
Jones |
Organic
Grower of Herbs |
Nelson |
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Gillian
Palmer |
Speld
tutor |
Fairlie |
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Nicholas
White |
Bus
driver |
Fairlie |
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Catherine
Shrigley |
SRN
B.A. SOL SCI |
Orewa
Hibiscus Coast |
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Stephen
Lee |
Commercial
Beekeeper |
Te
Awamutu |
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Pauline Blaikie |
Bio-Gro Certified Organic
Farmer |
Rangitikei |
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Jeff Hay |
Trustee-Golden Bay Organic Employment and Education Trust |
Takaka |
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Christopher A. Lenth |
BSc, MSc, PhD; Scientist |
Rotorua |
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Jillian Bradley |
Dip teaching, BA Sociology, Dip ELT, Business woman |
Paeroa |
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Keith Atwood |
Dip Teaching, Businessman |
Paeroa |
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Tane Bradley |
Family organic business |
Auckland |
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Rashelle Lee |
Family organic business |
Auckland |
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Gordon Ross Petersen |
BA Dip Tchg, Retired |
Kaiapoi |
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David Harricks |
Salesman |
Tauranga |
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Charlotte Cudby |
Bachelor of Business Studies in Economics, Diploma of Business Studies in Finance, Investment Officer at Royal & Sun Alliance |
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George H.H. Gray |
Teaching Certificate, Teacher retired |
Tauranga |
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Margaret J Aylward |
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Whangaparaoa,
Auckland |
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Sharon Parker |
Founding Member, Eco-City Tauranga
Inc. |
Tauranga |
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John Logan |
Graphic Designer |
Katikati |
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Diane Logan |
Teacher |
Katikati |
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Michael
Milburn |
MB
ChB DA, MOSS Anaesthetist |
Thames |
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Kevin S Withell |
NZCE Mech., Boat Builder, Father, Committe Member Of Groundswell |
Christchurch |
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James Coltman-Rogers |
Author |
New
Zealand |
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David J. Mansford |
Roofing Contractor |
Tauranga |
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Ruth Mansford |
Natural Health Festival Organiser |
Tauranga |
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Cathy Sage |
Trained Teacher, Mother, Organic Shop Worker |
Takaka |
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Helen Wieser |
MA, Dip. Teaching Post-primary teacher |
Tauranga |
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Debbie Lovett |
Home Executive |
Christchurch |
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Mark C Laurent |
Musician, writer, producer |
Auckland |
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Kelvin Falconer |
Teacher, Artist , Potter |
Katikati |
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Miep
Bos |
Painter
and concerned mother |
Lelystad
,The Netherlands |
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Annabel
Traill |
Mother |
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Gabrielle
Daly-Fong |
Counsellor |
Hamilton |
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Henk
Both |
Teacher
of English |
Lelystad,
Holland |
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Karen
Hay |
Shop
Co-ordinator Golden Bay Organic Shop |
Takaka |
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Peter
Andy Bakker |
ACBC/Computer
Technician |
New
Zealand |
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Evan
J Blackie |
BSc(Hons),
Research Chemist |
Dunedin |
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Jacquelyn
C Amer |
Sales |
Auckland |
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Jennifer
May |
Director,
Bioglobal Consultancy |
Tauranga |
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Leonie
May |
Designer |
Auckland |
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Megan
May |
BSc,
Student |
Auckland |
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Christopher
May |
Director,
Bioglobal Consultancy |
Tauranga |
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Jared
Connon |
Film
& TV production, NZ |
New
Zealand |
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Jocelyn M
Thornton
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Registered General and Obstetric Nurse,
Retired
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Paekakariki
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Barbara J C
Thompson
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Hastings
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Joan M Waters,
Retired
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Titirangi,
Auckland
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William K
Waters
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Retired
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Titirangi,
Auckland
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Murray J Falloonm
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Chartered Accountant
ACA
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Tauranga
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David
Sedgwick
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BSc,
Tutor
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Hamilton
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Jon
Muller
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Dip.
Hort., NDH (Hons), Landscape consultant
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Wellington
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David N
Fountain
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Orchadist
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Tauranga
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Andrew
Lilburn
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Manager
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Taupo
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George
Watson
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Superannuitant
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Tauranga
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Catherine
Watson
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Nurse
Aid
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Tauranga
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Robert E
McGowan
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MSocSc, Cert Cont. Ed., University Continuing Education Officer,
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Tauranga
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John W N
Hodgson
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MDS, CPP / Company
Director
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Auckland
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James A
Scrivener
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B.B.Sc., B. Arch.,
ANZIA, Architect
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New
Zealand
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Catherine
Hudson
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Tauranga
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Jane A
Cook
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B.Sc.
Melb/Organic fruitgrower
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Tauranga
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Makere
Harawira
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MA (Hons), Lecturer,
Auckland
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Aotearoa
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Silvia Schneider
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Manager
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Golden Bay
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Chris Rowse
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Osteopath
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Takaka
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Gavin Paul Fisher
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Dairy Farmer
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New Zealand
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Johanna Beverley
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Housewife
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Tauranga
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Nick Bradford
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MA, MB, Bchir, DObst, RCOG, DCH, FRNZCGP
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Taupo
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Margaret Anne Johnstone
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BA Anthropology, Teacher
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Auckland
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Jennifer Jane Ridings
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Diploma of Teaching, Home Executive, Office Manager, Dairy Farmer
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Ngatea, Hauraki Plains
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Raymond John Ridings
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Dairy Farmer
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Zelka Grammer
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BA (history), Chairwoman GE FREE NORTHLAND (in Food & Env), Co-ordinator Maungakaramea Landcare Group, Horticulturist
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Whangarei
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Myk Rushton
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BSc(Hons) (Ecology/Ecotechnology), Designer
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Northland
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Steven Erickson
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Importer of New Zealand Goods, Coalville Utah
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USA
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Helmut E Lubbers
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BE, MsSocSc, DipEcol, Ecologist
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Geneva, Switzerland
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Hugh S Lehman
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Professor Emeritus, University of Guelph
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Guelph, Canada
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Alix Fano
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MA, Director, Campaign for Responsible Transplantation
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New York, USA
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Peter Roan
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BSc, MSc(Hons), Environmental Scientist
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New Zealand
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Sandra H Anderson
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BSc, MSc, Field Ecologist, University of Auckland
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Auckland
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Vanessa Cooling
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Completing BHSc, Admin. Manager
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Auckland
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Marion M Rix
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Christchurch
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John Laurence Craig
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BSc, PhD, MRSNZ, Professor of Environmental Management
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Auckland
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Dawn I Atkins
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Organinc Gardener
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New Zealand
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Sol Morgan
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BHortSc(Hons), Co-ordinator Golden Bay Community Organic Gardens
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Takaka, Golden Bay
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Joan Chapple
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MB, ChB, FRACS, CNZM, Retired
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Auckland
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Diana Rose Dunningham Chapotin
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Teacher, Mairangi Bay
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North Shore
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Russell Douglas
Bayley
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Organic Livestock Farmer
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Te Awamutu
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Tony McKenna
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Company Director
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Hamilton
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Priscilla Ferguson
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Bus Driver
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Morrinsville
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Norman Roy Ferguson
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Retired Artist
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Morrinsville
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Janis Mary Palmes
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DipMed Herb, MNZAMH, Medical Herbalist
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Tauranga
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Ian Henbrey
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Real Estate Sales & Marketer
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Auckland
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Simone Henbrey
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Interior Designer
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Auckland
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Tracey Leanne Jackson
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Sub-editor
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Tauranga
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Kathryn Anne White
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Exporter
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North Otago
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Peter Irving
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Commercial Beekeeper
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New Zealand
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Maureen Paterson
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Spiritual Scientist
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Auckland
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Steffan John Browning
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Organic Horticulturist (Certified 12 years)
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New Zealand
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Reginald Ford
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Farmer
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Waikari
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Norman Fletcher
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BA Hons, Publisher's Representative
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Picton
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Alison Fletcher
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Retired Teacher
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Picton
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David Hicks
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Entrepreneur/Businessman
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Takaka
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Sally Anne Cook
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Mother
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Auckland
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Darag Stuart Rennie
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MB, ChB, Networker in Wellness
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Auckland
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Raymond Vogt
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Teacher
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Petone
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Robin Jane Grierson
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Naturopath, Herbalist, Aromatherapist
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New Zealand
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Earl V J Stevens
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B.Agr.Sc (Hons I), PhD (Biochemistry), Managing Director, Certified Organics Limited
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Auckland
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Margaret M M W Rennie
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Retired
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Wellington
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Kim Thomas
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Mother
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New Zealand
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Paddy Gilgenberg
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BA, Cert. Counselling, Ass.MNZAC, Counsellor
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Christchurch
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Jill Bunting
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Orchardist
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Blenheim
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Peter Gissing
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Orchardist
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Blenheim
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Christine Mary McCurdy
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Caretaker of Mother Earth
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Christchurch
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Timothy Newsham
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Farmer, Viticultural Tutor, Spring Creek
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Marlborough
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Edward (Ted) Atkinson
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Freelance Writer
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Blenheim
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Sally Patricia Atkinson
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Secretary
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Blenheim
|
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Michael James Ennis
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Company Director
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Wellington
|
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Hilary Rose Muir
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Small Farmer
|
Geraldine
|
|
Elva Day
|
Retired Social Worker/Psychotherapist
|
Auckland
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Betty Wheeler
|
Teacher, Environmentalist
|
Taupo
|
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Kathryn Sue Thomson
|
Dr of Chinese Medicine, Reg. Nurse
|
Melbourne, Australia
|
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John
Buck
|
Painter
Decorator
|
New Zealand
|
|
Camilla Randall
Edstrom
|
Performer, Homemaker,
Teacher
|
Nelson
|
|
Mica
Lynch
|
Student
|
Dunedin
|
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Matthew James
Hodgetts
|
BPlan, Planning
Tutor
|
Palmerston North
|
|
Kati
Thompson
|
BA Environmental Studies,
Student
|
Wellington
|
|
Stef
Jongkind
|
Computer
Programmer
|
Golden Bay
|
|
Jane
Evans
|
|
Hamilton
|
|
Nicola
Easthope
|
BA,
CELTA, Dip. Teaching, Secondary Teacher
|
Wellington
|
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Paul de
Spa
|
Father
|
Christchurch
|
|
Catherine
Brosnahan
|
Co-ordinator of Fairfield House and
Reserve
|
Nelson
|
|
Dr Mae-Wan
Ho
|
Institute of Science in
Society
|
UK
|
|
Patricia Ann
Thompson
|
RN, RM,
IBCLC, PG Dip DevSt, Midwife
|
New Plymouth
|
|
Helen
Anderson
|
Administrator,
Birmingham
|
England
|
|
Alenka
Rochford
|
Actor/Traveller
|
New
York
|
|
Edwin James
Dando
|
BSc
CompSci, IT Analyst
|
Wellington
|
|
Kenneth.J.A.Weller
|
Cert.
Hort. Theory, ACC Beneficiary
|
New Plymouth
|
|
Paul
Monk
|
Systems
Administrator
|
Stokes Valley
|
|
Rochelle
Collinson
|
Osteopath
|
Tauranga
|
|
Tracey Lee
Morton
|
Diploma of
Horticulture
|
Wellington
|
|
Abigael
Vogt
|
BA, Aid
Worker
|
Wellington
|
|
Bernice Hannah
George
|
Student (Psychology), University of
Auckland
|
Auckland
|
|
Sophie
Taptiklis
|
Science Student, Victoria
University
|
Wellington
|
|
Karl
Baker
|
Student
|
Wellington
|
|
Eleanore Jill
Nicholls
|
BSc (Geology), Cert. Antarctic Studies,
Self-employed
|
Christchurch
|
|
John K
Morris
|
Managing
Director
|
Tauranga
|
|
Karen
Leonardo
|
Clerk
|
Tauranga
|
|
Barbara Breta
Mountier
|
Teacher,
Retired
|
Paekakariki, Kapiti Coast
|
|
Dr Catherine
Clinch-Jones
|
BM,BS, Medical
Practitioner
|
Adelaide Australia
|
|
Jane
Penton
|
Therapist
|
Taupo
|
|
Hank BM
Dirkse
|
Auditor
|
Katikati
|
|
JilIian Helga
Brown
|
Organic
Grower
|
Waitarere
|
|
Steven Barry
Howell
|
Bee-keeper/cabinetmaker
|
Waitarere
|
|
Richard
Beresford
|
Managing
Director
|
Wellington
|
|
Tony H
Daamen
|
Organic Orchardist, Horticultural
Consultant
|
Tauranga
|
|
Gareth John
Edlin
|
B.Resource and Environmental Planning, Policy
Advisor
|
Wellington
|
|
Petra
Stephenson
|
Dental
Technician
|
Tauranga
|
|
Heidi
North
|
Actress
|
Wellington
|
|
Rosalind E.
Barry
|
Ministry of Heath, Head of Disabilities
Support
|
Wellington
|
|
Kathy
Chambers
|
MSW(Applied), Lecturer (Social
Sciences)
|
Rotorua
|
|
Sandra
Lawrence
|
Educator, Member of Conservation
Groups
|
Levin
|
|
Philip
Hartshorn
|
BA (Hons), Dip. Teaching, Musician, Organic
Smallholder
|
Levin
|
|
Leone
Hollier
|
ESL
Teacher
|
Sydney, Australia
|
|
Katherine
Gifford
|
Customer Services
Representative
|
Auckland
|
|
Anton ten
Houten
|
MSc (Biology),
ex-Ruakura Research Staff Member
|
Hamilton
|
|
Kara
Vandeleur
|
Teacher,
Artist
|
Wellington
|
|
Shane
Cooper
|
Computer
Engineer
|
Los Angeles, USA
|
|
Nigel
Stirling
|
B.Com.Ag,
Farmer
|
Waimahaka
|
|
Te Whanau
Trust
|
Charitable Trust, Trustees Brigette A
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