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Nominations Open for Organic Awards

Leading organic producers, exporters, enterprises and individuals will be recognized by this year's Organic Awards, with nominations for all four categories opening today.

04 Sep 2010 |

Organic Sector Wants a CoOL World Food Day

Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) is using UN World Food Day today to call for mandatory country of origin labeling (CoOL) on fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and fish.

16 Oct 2009 |

World Comes to Waikato for Organic Sector Conference

The Director of Switzerland's Federal Office for Agriculture, Dr Manfred Bötsch, will address the Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) Organic Sector Conference in November.

29 Sep 2009 |

Nominations Open For 2009 Organic Awards

Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) has officially opened entries for the annual Organic Awards, which recognize leading organic producers, exporters, enterprises and individuals.

02 Sep 2009 |

International Markets Hunger for Organic Products

New Zealand representatives are attending Australasia's largest organic products expo this weekend, as growing international markets for organic products defy the global recession.

21 Jul 2009 |

Barrier Removed From Organic Trade To Taiwan

Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) is delighted at the announcement that New Zealand is among the first countries in the world to have its organic standards recognized as equivalent by authorities in Taiwan.

16 Feb 2009 |

Organic Awards For Big And Small

Wine producers, organic advocates and the baby food manufacturer Green Monkey have taken prizes in the 2008 Organic Awards, with Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) announcing the winners at their Annual General Meeting today.

18 Nov 2008 |

Genetically Modified Menagerie Puts Reputation At Risk

Organics Aotearoa New Zealand (OANZ) has lodged a submission to the Environmental Risk Management Authority (ERMA) opposing AgResearch's application to introduce a range of genetically modified animals, saying that it would undermine ERMA's authority and risks New Zealand's 'clean green' international reputation.

29 Oct 2008 |

The Future of Farming

Speech by Gavin Middleton, Organics Aotearoa New Zealand, to the "Fonterra Organics Conference", Matamata, Tuesday June 17, 2008.

One of my favourite things about being involved in the organic sector is that we are such a close-knit community.  It's great traceability - I can shop at the supermarket but know where my food came from.  Unlike many other city-dwellers, I can pick a product off the shelf knowing who grew it, the state of their farm and their animals, and then come to Fieldays - or conferences like this - and meet the people whose hard work I appreciate at dinner time.

17 Jun 2008 |