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Greenpeace has been protesting a ‘cover-up’ over GM sweetcorn when it was told the test results in May 2001.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

The government will seek further advice on liability issues concerning genetic modification to supplement a report from the Law Commission.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

The Law Commission has been asked to produce a final report on liability issues concerning genetic modification by early September, if possible.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Labour strongly agrees with the sentiments of the newly formed sustainability council of New Zealand but strongly disagrees with their preferred solution ...

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

“Jeanette Fitzsimons’ response to my speech today on the Greens and GM displays the same confusion that pervades her party’s campaign on this issue,” says Pete Hodgson.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Minister of Research, Science and Technology Pete Hodgson departs for Toronto to attend the BIO 2002 International Convention and Exhibition, the world's largest biotechnology conference.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

New funding of $15.6 million over four years will be available to accelerate the uptake of new technology by New Zealand firms.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

A major new research project on the health of Pacific peoples will be funded by a partnership between the government and the Wellcome Trust.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

A programme that boosts the skills of teachers of science, mathematics and technology is being extended with $5.1 million of new funding over three years.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

The public investment in basic science is being strengthened with a funding increase of $33.5 million over the next four years.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

The selection of six venture capital fund managers to set up seed funds backed by the government’s New Zealand Venture Investment Fund is excellent news for New Zealand’s innovators.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Ten top biotechnology entrepreneurs, academics and business leaders have been appointed to the Government’s new Biotechnology Taskforce.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Outstanding research at the Cawthron Institute in Nelson has produced a breakthrough for the mussel farming industry.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

German-born Auckland robotics scientist Dr Werner Friedrich is the new representative for New Zealand science and technology in Germany.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Amendments to the law governing use of genetically modified organisms strike the right balance between preserving opportunities in biotechnology and assuring public and environmental safety.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Minister of Research, Science and Technology Pete Hodgson has appointed three new board members for the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology and reappointed three for a second term.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

New Zealand’s level of innovative business activity is above the European average and business R&D expenditure may be higher than previously thought, a new statistical survey suggests.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

New Zealand’s level of innovative business activity is above the European average and business R&D expenditure may be higher than previously thought, a new statistical survey suggests.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

The voluntary moratorium on applications for release and field testing of genetically modified organisms will be extended to October 31, Environment Minister, Marian Hobbs and Science Minister, Pete Hodgson, announced today.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

The Government is backing New Zealand's innovators with a $100 million seed capital investment fund.

The New Zealand Venture Investment Fund is being launched to finance business start-ups, in partnership with private sector venture capital.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Research and development, not taxation, offers the best prospects for reducing methane emissions from sheep and cattle, says Pete Hodgson, Convenor of the Ministerial Group on Climate Change.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

The statistical report on New Zealand biotechnology released today is encouraging confirmation of the strength of the sector, says Research, Science and Technology Minister Pete Hodgson.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Science Minister Pete Hodgson today welcomed a major new investment in New Zealand's science infrastructure by the Earthquake Commission (EQC).

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology

Former Governor-General Sir Paul Reeves has been appointed to the Independent Biotechnology Advisory Council (IBAC), Minister of Research, Science and Technology Pete Hodgson said today.

  • Pete Hodgson
  • Research, Science and Technology