Two crown research institutes have been forced to test their latest innovations overseas because New Zealand's biotechnology rules make it too hard to realise their potential here. Supplied Genetic modification has proved a contentious topic in New Zealand over the past 20 years, attracting many protests. In 2001 the Royal Commission on Genetic Modification said New Zealand couldn't afford to turn its back on biotechnology and recommended we make "cautious progress". National Party Parmjeet Parmar, National's spokesperson for Research, Science and Innovation. * Dr Parmjeet Parmar is National's spokesperson for Research, Science and Innovation.

Source: Stuff April 18, 2019 18:00 UTC