WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's last exports of livestock by sea have been completed and live exports have ceased, its agriculture minister said on Friday, as it fully implemented a ban on export ...

New Zealand said on Wednesday it will stop the export of livestock by sea following a transition period of up to two years, citing animal welfare concerns for a decision that will affect major trading ...

Farmers in New Zealand might have a beef with their local government’s latest climate change-related tax proposal. The New Zealand government has unveiled a draft plan to tax farmers for sheep and ...

Hans Kriek hasn't eaten meat in 40 years. He's been involved in the animal rights movement for 30. So he's heartened by a new law in his country that declares animals to be "sentient beings" -- ...

New Zealand on Friday said it had introduced new requirements for the safe transport of livestock, after a cattle ship capsized in the East China Sea last month, killing almost all its crew and ...

New Zealand on Friday launched a review of its livestock exports by sea, after a ship that left its shores with nearly 6,000 cows and 43 crew members capsized off Japan last week. Gulf Livestock 1, ...

New Zealand’s government this week proposed taxing the greenhouse gas emissions from farm animals. It’s the first time that an actual tax has been suggested, though scientists have been working on ...

The New Zealand government on Tuesday confirmed plans to price agricultural long-lived gases and biogenic methane that mainly comes from cow and sheep burps separately, in a plan that farm groups have ...