'Complicated': Gene tech bill delayed again

'Complicated': Gene tech bill delayed again

The bill would relax New Zealand's gene technology restrictions, ending a 30-year ban on gene technology outside laboratory settings. Photo montage: RNZ/Unsplash By Giles Dexter of RNZ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon denies coalition partner New Zealand First is holding up progress on the Gene Technology Bill, saying the government is simply taking its time to get the "complicated" piece of legislation right.

Gene technology bill delayed again; PM says 'it's complicated'

Parliament's health committee was supposed to report back on the legislation last month, but this has now been extended twice.

Report on Gene Tech Bill delayed again

Reading Time: 2 minutes The Health Select Committee has once again delayed the release of its report on the Gene Technology Bill. The extension, until October 10, follows a previous delay from an initial planned release date of July 31 to August 22 2025. Former agriculture minister and current Labour MP Damien O’Connor told Farmers Weekly the legislation was rushed and ill prepared, generating huge opposition. “The government really stuffed us u…