National party opens door to change on genetic engineering

National party opens door to change on genetic engineering
Luxon downplayed the value of the 'clean, green' image to NZ exports. (Image: Dileepa Fonseka/NZME)
Dileepa Fonseka
The National party has reopened the debate around genetic modification, but the reaction from critics seems more muted than the heated public debate which went down towards the end of the 1990s.The National party's spokesperson on science, innovation and technology, Judith Collins, and party leader, Christopher Luxon, launched their policy on “harnessing biotech” in Auckland on Sunday and fielded questions from the media at an event at SkyCity Hotel that morning. Luxon downplayed the economic benefits of New Zealand’s...

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