Genomics for Aotearoa New Zealand (GFANZ) is the parent organisation of Te Ara Paerangi Community.

We had our AGM last night. It all went smoothly. How could it not with this great group of people! In addition to the usual required agenda items, we voted to accept the updated constitution. This is brings us up to date with the Incorporated Societies act of 2022 and adds one more object:

To promote and support collaboration between genomics and a variety of disciplines;

We are well aware of how broadly genomics touches peoples lives and the world around us. As a research discipline, genomics can inform what we can do. But can and should are different things. The should needs to be determined by societal discussions deeply informed by other disciplines and epistemologies. While GFANZ has always been a collaborative organisation, we wanted to make that explicit in our core objectives.

Now we have.

Along with updating our constitution, we have just launched a new membership management system and web site. It is now super easy to join with a range of affordable subscription options.

If you appreciate what we do here, please join now.