Whakatane Organics

28/07/2025

Did you catch the TVNZ 1 news story on the Gene Tech Bill recently? Their headline was "Is food in NZ set to become cheaper and better, or just less regulated?"

There's no evidence that GE would make food cheaper – or better. Instead, changes by both Food Standards Australia NZ (FSANZ) and potentially also by the impending Gene Technology Bill, would lead to GE sneaking into our food unlabelled, therefore untraceable and unable to be monitored if anything goes wrong.

GE - we don't want it!



https://www.1news.co.nz/2025/07/22/is-food-in-nz-set-to-become-cheaper-and-better-or-just-less-regulated/

15/07/2025

Fresh Produce has arrived lots of lovely greens but no broccoli or cauliflower sorry

10/07/2025

https://www.oanz.org/new-blog/gene-edited-foods-could-hit-shelves-without-labels-under-new-trans-tasman-proposa-?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=Ceres_NZ%20%7C%20Consumer%20Active%2090%20Days%20%7C%20GE%20Labelling%20%7C%2012.07.25&_kx=8KH_di2lC7d6xQKZbVot1GGUM1BqpTm631SB-E7tu8qa2HDlYpudDD9_R5Ez1saP.UDQfCb

Organics Aotearoa NZ is warning that a new proposal from Trans-Tasman food regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) would allow genetically modified foods created using new gene editing methods to enter our food system without labelling, safety checks, or traceability. The proposal co

09/07/2025

Is this your next life path? Learn to grow organic kai at the fabulous BHU farm at Lincoln that's been organic for 49 years.

Be in quick - places are filling fast. The course starts on Monday 21 July and runs through till November. Fees free!

Graduates of the course have gone on to work on market gardens or establish their own. Learning to grow food is a great skill that will always be needed and you'll never regret!

More details: https://www.bhu.org.nz/

09/07/2025

Lots of lovely citrus in store Spray Free Lemons, Oranges, Lemonades, Mandarins, Limes & Organic Tangelos, ready for those hot toddys to keeps those bugs away 😍

19/06/2025

Heads up we are closed tomorrow for Matariki celebrate with beautiful Kai and your whānau

11/06/2025

We say farewell to our lovely Nicole after 8 years of service her last day is tomorrow come in and wish her well or message 🦋

09/06/2025

Sorry Thoroughbread and purebread delayed delivery will be arriving Wednesday

30/05/2025

Heads up fresh produce will be delivered Tuesday as normal this week breads will be Wednesday

27/05/2025

Fresh Organic and Sprayfree produce has arrived 😁😁🍌🍎🍏🍐🥝🍅🥑🥔🥕🫑🥦🧅🧄🍄🫚
Thoroughbread will be here tomorrow, all others are here

19/05/2025

Fresh produce and all Breads have arrived
we have the following today organic local green kiwifruit, mandarins, lemons, beans, tamarillos, still some feijoas, organic pears , apples, gold kiwifruit, mushrooms, silverbeet, kale, baby spinach, leeks, parsnips, celery, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, range of pumpkins and kumaras, Avocados are back in , we also now have instore organic beef tallow from way down south. 🍏🍐🍋🥦🧄🫑🍠🥔🥑

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17/05/2025

Please sign the petition to the house of representatives
Do Not raise the glyphosate limits in New Zealand food.
Petition closes 22nd May 2025

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