Samantha Gray

Managing Director BioEquitas, Government Affairs Director Natural Health Products NZ, Growing NZs life’s science and natural health businesses. Opinions my own.

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@HoneyBeeGeek Sorry to miss the chance to say Hi! I thought you’d be here a bit longer. Your talk was excellent.

[NZ Herald Business @nzheraldbiz]

Giant flaw in natural health products law proposal, industry claims #HeraldPremium https://t.co/20KZ09j7Hl

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@deborahjonesnz Schools went back just as omicron hit

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@PronouncedHare Dodgy imports adulterated with prescription and controlled substances 🤷‍♀️

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@PronouncedHare Meanwhile many millions of dollars of lost export revenue

[Susie Dent @susie_dent]

Word of the day is the Finnish 'sisu': extraordinary determination and inner strength in the face of adversity.

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@hellomotorbike @PedagogyMaxima I'm not a teacher, however, I'm baffled as to why the PPTA doesn't seem to be very concerned about current conditions for teachers trying to do everything whilst being forced to operate in a covid soup.

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@hellomotorbike @PedagogyMaxima At least make it optional to stay home and learn (if it's online anyway) as bringing covid home will also have an effect on the economy (not to mention the health service).

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@hellomotorbike @PedagogyMaxima Right - so why, at this juncture (esp in Auckland) are they having in-person classes, when that increases the risk of the student getting covid and provides no educational benefit (because they are learning online at school)?

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@hellomotorbike @PedagogyMaxima What are the PPTA instructions?

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@toddmullerBoP Congratulations!

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@EricCrampton While I don't agree that Medsafe should be abolished, I do think there is huge room for improvement e.g. Medsafe don't even appear to be a member of the Access Consortium which some of our international friends have set up to address these issues

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@coughlthom Now government please do Natural Health Products. A much bigger industry that has been left languishing for years ….

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@HoneyBeeGeek How about the Rosedale poo ponds in a little boat

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

@ChrisPenknz The fact that people are having a hard time determining whether or not this is satire speaks volumes

[Julie Fairey @juliefairey]

Here's a happy thread of Niceness that I hope provides some cheer.

I started cataloguing and celebrating the Little Libraries of the Auckland isthmus a few months ago and it's a frequent source of joy

https://t.co/obqRgFqkbb 1/n

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

Our regulations are so out of date that we have limits on some ingredients that our trading partners have moved away from

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

We have been advocating for decades for improved regulations to prevent this - yet here we are, still waiting ….. Sports supplements pulled after being found to contain amphetamine-like stimulants
https://t.co/JfKs2nHtyk

[Samantha Gray @gramatterz]

Including our trading partners. This affects NZs ability to export products - high value scientifically researched NZ produce