After a huge outcry from farmers the government has made some changes to its proposal to price agricultural carbon emissions.
It has released its response to the more than 23,000 submissions to its plan, though final decisions will not be made until next year.
"After listening to farmers and growers through our recent consultation, and engaging over recent months with industry leaders, today we have taken the next steps in establishing a proposed farm-level emissions reduction system as an alternative to the ETS backstop," Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
Going green "uber alles", but we will concede as we do not want the peasants to revolt immediately due to lack of food.