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No ‘silver bullet’ for confidence after animal welfare breaches

But NZ Merino CEO says the wool standards system hasn’t failed.

Kate McVicar Wed, 05 Mar 2025

The New Zealand Merino Company (NZ Merino) says it will take some effort to boost confidence in its ethical wool certification, ZQ, after animal mistreatment claims.

“There's not going to be a silver bullet,” NZ Merino chief executive Angus Street told NBR at his Christchurch office. “One

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Kate McVicar Wed, 05 Mar 2025
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