Satterfield, TerreRoberts, MereHenare, MarkFinucane, MelissaBenton, RichardHenare, Manuka2016-11-082016-11-082005-05Satterfield, T., Roberts, M., Henare, M., Finucane, M., Benton, R., & Henare, M. (2005, May). Culture, risk, and the prospect of genetically modified organisms as viewed by Tangata Whenua.https://hdl.handle.net/1794/20637126 pages“Risk analysis is both a scientific and a political exercise. Ultimately the whole exercise is driven by values, which determine choices made even within science, and the choices made by decision-makers and by society at large.”1 Few issues better characterize the social, scientific, and political dimensions of the late 20th and nascent 21st centuries than do debates about genetic engineering. Faced with growing public anxiety about such research, particularly that concerning genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and their possible release into the environment, the New Zealand Government has sought to address these concerns in two important ways. First was the commencement of a Royal Commission of inquiry into Genetic Modification. The Commission presented its findings in July 2001.2 The Government has also funded several research projects through the Foundation for Research, Science and Technology, which investigates this technology, including the social, cultural, and economic milieu in which this research is being conducted in New Zealand.en-USCreative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-USCultureRiskGMOsTāngata WhenuaGenetically modifiedArticle