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One of many groups to meet at Taupo to carry a
clear anti-GE release message to Parliament stopped off in Puhoi this morning.
This “Seed carrying Hikoi” began its march at North Cape, the “tail of the fish”
that is the north island of NZ. They have already reached Orewa as this story
goes to press.
This morning, the group was making good time and past Puhoi well before the
organised time. They stopped their march to return to meet with a group of
Puhoi residents for “morning tea” and hear of the reasons for the extensive walk
by this group including a (formerly local) grandmother and youngsters.
March
organiser, Kay Baxter, is renown for her recovery of heritage plants,
propagating original fruit and vegetables brought to NZ in past years. She said
that her organisation had meticulously followed the procedures set down by govt
for objecting to the release of genetically modified products outside a
laboratory while the ramifications were not clearly understood.
She felt their arguments had been ignored, hence the Hikoi activities
around the country. The groups would all meet in Taupo (the heart of the
fish (north Island) and decide there how to best approach the head of the
fish – parliament in Wellington.
Kay especially brought to attention a bag of magnificent corn, which
epitomises the importance of retaining non-contamination to produce such an
important food sources. What we eat came from seed and our human seed was
also dependent on the quality of such seed. She said she felt that the govt
would not allow the release of GE food at least.
The
group sang an item especially written for this march and the Puhoi group had
them join in to dance a traditional Bohemian reel.
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The
importance of their mission could not be overstated, Puhoi Community Forum
chairman, Richard Walters told the group and wished them well on their trip.
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