Meat works CEO meets with anxious workers
The 200 workers left jobless after a massive fire gutted a Waikato freezing works remain cautiously optimistic.
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Contractor's saw sparks blamed for meat plant blaze
Sparks from a contractor's saw are believed to have ignited the fire that gutted a Waikato freezing works.
Staff worried after meat works fire
The beef processing plant badly damaged by fire at Te Aroha, near Hamilton, overnight may be rebuilt into a world-class plant, owner Silver Fern Farms says.
Massive blaze at freezing works
Photos from the fire at the Silver Fern Farms freezing works in Te Aroha, Waikato.
Jewish spokesman defends kosher poultry killing
A spokesman for the New Zealand Jewish community has defended the animal-killing practice of shechita.
Animal welfare groups slam shechita reversal
Animal welfare organisations are disappointed by the Government's decision to reverse a ban on the kosher killing of chickens.
MP Carter makes quick u-turn
A farming company part-owned by a Cabinet minister was able to brief him on how the Govt could protect its trade with Muslim countries.
Employees laid off weeks after returning to work
More than 100 workers at Affco's Wairoa meatworks have been laid off, just weeks after returning to work.
Serving the discerning meat lover
In 2008, Neat Meat founder Simon Eriksen was about to open stores around the country...
Concern in Britain over NZ halal lamb
Some British consumers say they won't buy New Zealand lamb because of concerns over the halal method of killing animals.
Dairy and meat push terms of trade up 2.1pc
Dairy and meat exports were the main contributors to a 3.8 per cent rise in exported goods prices in the June 2010 quarter.