John Key urged farmers to be less agitated about the ETS and tackling climate change in an address to Federated Farmers today.

AgResearch plans to grow genetically modified grass created to cut the greenhouse gases produced by cows.

The Trade Minister says the world will be looking to countries like New Zealand in the future, because we have natural resources in abundance.

New Zealand's largest exporter, Fonterra, says it will receive no protection under planned changes to the emissions trading scheme.

NZ will make progress on its agricultural emissions initiative in talks with the US in 10 days, Tim Groser said yesterday.

Greenpeace is trying to keep up pressure on Fonterra to limit its use of palm kernel feed with a public rally outside the Ports of Tauranga.

Farmers have described Greenpeace's occupation of an inbound cargo vessel as 'economic treason.'

Police make second arrest while expressing serious safety concerns for activists aboard a cargo ship off the Tauranga coast.