Business Law Library & Tracker
Agriculture, Farming & Rural Business
Farming, horticulture, forestry, livestock and rural supply chains.
Sources last reviewed 28 July 2026
Main law guides
157
Acts, regulations and codes worth reading first
Topics
60
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
96
Selected cases with a business lesson
Tracked updates
8
New, amended & reviewed
Plain-English explainers, not legal advice. Use the linked official source for section-level detail, and get advice for your situation.
Get legal helpMain laws
Biosecurity Act 1993
1993 No 95
Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Act 1997
1997 No 87
National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012
2012 No 2
Farm Debt Mediation Act 2019
2019 No 73
Climate Change Response Act 2002
2002 No 40
Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001
2001 No 51
Forestry Rights Registration Act 1983
1983 No 42
Co-operative Companies Act 1996
1996 No 24
Cases
Rooney Farms Limited v Stewart
If your business is thinking about challenging an Employment Relations Authority determination, do not assume that challenge buys you time on payment. It does not....
Soapi and Others v Pick Hawkes Bay Inc
Employers must be careful when making deductions from employees’ wages, especially for accommodation and other costs. Deductions must be lawful, agreed to in...
New Zealand Air Line Pilots’ Assoc IUOW Inc v Tasman Cargo Airlines Pty Ltd
If you announce a pay rise to all eligible staff, you must honour it for union members, even if collective bargaining starts soon after. Withholding a promised...
ANZ Bank New Zealand Ltd v Bushline Trustees Ltd
Treat your finance documents as one package, not as paperwork that simply follows the real deal. If a lender is agreeing to hold a margin, match a competitor, keep...
Commerce Commission v Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd
For ordinary businesses, the practical lesson is not about dairy valuation theory. It is about how regulated pricing and supply obligations work in real life. If...