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Food issues

Mojo Mathers MP
Mojo Mathers MP
mojo [dot] mathers [at] parliament [dot] govt [dot] nz (Email)

Food is one of the most important things in our lives, and yet we often have no idea what we are eating, where it has come from or what it will do to us.

The Green Party wants our food to be safe to eat, properly labelled and free of GE, antibiotics and pesticides.

New Zealand imports billions of dollars of food every year.  Much of it is unlabelled as to its country of origin.  We consider New Zealanders have a right to know where their food comes from.   Buying local food helps supports local growers and suppliers; helps keep New Zealanders in jobs and supports our economy.  We support mandatory country of origin labelling of food, so that consumers can work out where their food comes from and choose locally produced food.

Read our food policy and check out our latest campaigns:

Recent news

  • 16 May 2012 | Press Release
    The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) risks dragging down our food standards to meet the lower level standards of other countries, the Green Party said today. Trade Minister Tim Groser's visit to...
  • 14 May 2012 | Press Release
    Last week's discovery of a Queensland fruit fly in Auckland should not be a catalyst for irradiation of staple produce such as tomatoes, yet this is exactly what is happening, the Green Party said...

Take action

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Contact sue [dot] kedgley [at] parliament [dot] govt [dot] nz (Sue Kedgley)

Events

  • Event
    Come along and hear Steffan discuss the Food Bill. For further information, please contact the office of Steffan Browning on 04 817 6717 or angela [dot] mcleod [at] parliament [dot] govt [dot] nz
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