New Zealand's small Jewish community has won a minor victory in its legal battle against a government ban on kosher slaughtering.
In the High Court in Wellington on Monday, Justice Denis Clifford approved a consent order to permit shechitah until the trial reaches court, which is not expected until next year.
The decision comes as UK Jewish leaders step up efforts to prevent the European Parliament from passing a law that will mean kosher meat must be labelled "meat from slaughter without stunning".
New Zealand Jewish Council chairman Geoff Levy described the interim agreement as "a positive outcome" for the 7000-strong Jewish community.