About This Site

The purpose of this website is:

• To provide information about Toi te Taiao, New Zealand's Bioethics Council and our activities.
• To help enhance New Zealand's understanding of the cultural, ethical and spiritual aspects of biotechnology.
• To promote and enable informed dialogue about bioethics issues.
• To facilitate understanding of and informed participation in government decision-making processes in respect of biotechnology issues.

This website provides:

• Information about the Bioethics Council, its purpose and role, membership and appointment process, secretariat, work processes and relationships with other agencies.
• Information about the field of bioethics, including definitions, and links to bioethics research, organisations and journals.
• Opportunities to participate in bioethics discussion with the Council, find other channels for dialogue about bioethics, and learn about decision-making processes in New Zealand.
• Information about the Bioethics Council work programme.
• News and events from the Council and the field of bioethics in New Zealand and internationally.
• Frequently Asked Questions about the Council, our role, and bioethics.
• Council publications including our reports, consultation documents and advice to government.

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