The sharp drop in the value of the New Zealand dollar and a swift end to last summer's drought has significantly improved the outlook for farmers, says Rabobank.

Behind-the-scenes moves are under way to restructure the New Zealand meat industry.

The Auditor-General is to investigate a flagship Government project which involves millions in subsidies being paid to some of New Zealand's biggest primary sector businesses.

An agreement has been reached in Beijing to ensure New Zealand meat exports to China can resume on a normal basis.

New Zealand meat shipments stranded for weeks on Chinese wharves have received clearance from Chinese authorities, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says.

New Zealand sheep and beef meat is still held up at the Chinese border and officials say the documentation required to get the ball rolling only arrived in China today.

John Key says the refusal by Chinese officials to clear containers of frozen meat being held at the border is simply because of confusion over documentation.

Chinese measures to curb sales of counterfeit meat may be a factor in millions of dollars of exported New Zealand meat being held up on Chinese wharves.

A Samoan MP and former health minister has reignited calls on New Zealand to stop sending fatty meat to the Pacific Islands over health concerns.

Nearly 1000 farmers gathered in Gore yesterday to overwhelmingly support a mandate for change in the beleaguered red meat industry.

Imagine the following scenario. You go into your local sandwich shop for lunch and order a roast beef on rye with a dash of mustard.

British butchers should sell New Zealand lamb rather than local lamb to combat global warming, a study claims.

The Serious Fraud Office has taken just one day to throw out a complaint from Affco against the union representing its locked-out workers.

Thank goodness for the dairy industry...