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The meeting was at Huntington Beach, a tourist mecca famous for its surf culture. Photo/123RF.

BUSINESS

What loss? 200 Fonterra staff flown to California meeting

19 Sep, 2018 9:42am
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Fonterra staff meeting at a California beach a long trek for some.

Auckland boasted 90 or 64 per cent of the total New Zealand crane count. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Record crane count confirms building boom

15 Sep, 2018 7:00am
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Record nationwide crane activity confirms construction boom, says new report.

Regional development minister Shane Jones has called on Fonterra to brave and get back to the basics of dairying. Photo/File.

BUSINESS

Shane Jones: Fonterra's top earners 'don't deserve minimum wage'

13 Sep, 2018 10:16am
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New Fonterra boss urged to cut out deadwood after annual results loss.

QEX Logistics founder and chief executive Ronnie Xue. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Stellar share price performer heading for main board

7 Sep, 2018 1:05pm
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One of year's best share performances was from one of market's lowest-profile companies.

Kiwi Innovation Network (KiwiNet) chairwoman Ngaio Merrick. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

KiwiNet appoints new chairwoman

6 Sep, 2018 1:57pm
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The Kiwi Innovation Network farewells Ruth Richardson, appoints new chairwoman.

MPI says it is open to fruit industry compo claims after destruction order. Photo / File

BUSINESS

More tax-funded biosecurity claims on way

5 Sep, 2018 7:11pm
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MPI says it is open to fruit industry compo claims after destruction order.

The new Waikato economic development agency has announced Michael Bassett-Foss (left) as its new chief executive and Harvey Brookes as chief operating officer. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

CEO named for new Waikato economic growth push

5 Sep, 2018 11:24am
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New Waikato economic development agency appoints new leaders.

Apricot, plum and peach trees among those affected by biosecurity order.

BUSINESS

Fruit group urges 'commonsense' from MPI

4 Sep, 2018 3:34pm
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High Court gives MPI and orchardists a little longer to sort biosecurity stoush.

Agritech NZ founder Peter Wren-Hilton (right) and Dennis Donohue, head of Western Growers Technology & Innovation Center, Northern California.

BUSINESS

NZ agritech forges new pathways to US and beyond

3 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Big opportunities opened for Kiwi agritech in US after breakthrough deals.

Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns. Photo / File

BUSINESS

The Interview: Port of Tauranga boss Mark Cairns

1 Sep, 2018 5:00am
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Strategy to attract biggest container ships was stressful, but it's paying off.

(From left) Andrew West, Mark Backhaus and Greg Moss-Smith are keen to keep research and manufacturing in New Zealand. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Kiwi biotech company takes science to market

31 Aug, 2018 5:00am
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From its Waikato base, Synthase Biotech is aiming for the global drug market.

Apple and stonefruit orchardists are challenging MPI over destruction order.

BUSINESS

MPI seeks more time in fruit sector court challenge

30 Aug, 2018 3:25pm
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MPI goes back to court over row with apple and stonefruit grower group.

Economic Development Minister Shane Jones. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Wealthy Waikato has a neglected side: Shane Jones

30 Aug, 2018 12:15pm
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Shane Jones urges Waikato Inc. to tend to communities in need of financial stimulus.

New Fonterra chairman John Monaghan. Photo / supplied.

BUSINESS

Comment: New chairman - same old Fonterra song

28 Aug, 2018 3:30pm
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COMMENT: The new chair pitched a tired old complaint that's worked for the co-op before.

A group of growers sought an urgent review of an MPI directive for nurseries and orchards to contain or destroy 48,000 apple and stonefruit plants. Photo / Hawkes Bay Today

BUSINESS

High Court judge urges MPI and fruit growers to co-operate

24 Aug, 2018 10:38am
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High Court judge suggests MPI and growers cooperate on biosecurity risk.

Port of Tauranga chief executive Mark Cairns. Photo / George Novak

BUSINESS

Port of Tauranga profit beats forecasts

24 Aug, 2018 8:30am
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Port of Tauranga profit beats expectations on back of hub port strategy.

Banks are increasingly focused on farming practice, rather than simply land value. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Banks want good farming evidence, not land value

20 Aug, 2018 5:00am
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Banks' farm lending to hinge on good practice, science and technology use.

The Institute of Directors says the Feltex court case time length highlights governance role complexity. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Feltex court case time length worries directors' group

16 Aug, 2018 2:07pm
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Feltex court case time length highlights governance role complexity, says IoD.

Miles Hurrell has been at Fonterra for 18 years. Photo/File.

BUSINESS

Fonterra top job appointment sends strong message to the market

16 Aug, 2018 6:59am
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Fonterra interim CEO appointment a message says veteran sharemarket watcher.

The Feltex Carpets saga is rolling on. Picture / NZME

BUSINESS

Court fallout continues for ex-Feltex directors

15 Aug, 2018 6:34pm
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Former Feltex directors digest prospect of court dispute dragging on into 15 years.

BUSINESS

MPI challenges on biosecurity oyster compo issue

15 Aug, 2018 2:00pm
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MPI says payments for oyster farmers' biosecurity compensation claims aren't a given.

Fonterra interim chief executive Miles Hurrell. Photo / supplied.

BUSINESS

Interim Fonterra CEO to farmer, sharemarket taste

15 Aug, 2018 9:48am
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Fonterra's choice of interim chief executive goes down well with farmers and market.

Stormy skies ahead over construction contracts, sector survey suggests.

BUSINESS

More construction parties tipped to lock horns

15 Aug, 2018 5:00am
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Disputes between construction developers and contractors tipped to rise.

Iwi are expanding their investment outside more traditional areas like forestry. Photo / Hawkes Bay Today.

BUSINESS

Māori business outlook positive for many: report

14 Aug, 2018 7:22pm
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Māori business returns highest from managed funds, lowest in farming, says report.

Fonterra notified its members of the settlement in notice sent out today. Photo/File.

BUSINESS

Gagged former director 'delighted' as Fonterra settles lawsuit

13 Aug, 2018 11:49am
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Gagged former Fonterra director Leonie Guiney left the board last year.

In late May last year, MPI announced the parasite bonamia ostreae had been found in two oyster farms in Stewart Island's Big Glory Bay. Photo / Dave Allen

Oyster farmers still owed millions in compensation

12 Aug, 2018 5:00pm
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MPI under fire for Stewart Island oyster farm compensation performance.

Mainfreight managing director Don Braid. Photo / File

BUSINESS

The Interview: Mainfreight always thinking outside the box

11 Aug, 2018 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Mainfreight is not your mainstream listed corporate player and is happy about it.

Fonterra chairman John Monaghan. Photo / Bruce Jarvis

BUSINESS

Little sympathy for Fonterra board

10 Aug, 2018 5:43pm
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Fonterra's farmer-owners and business leaders have little sympathy for the board.

Fonterra won't pay farmers and investors a dividend for the second half of the 2018 financial year. Photo / Bloomberg

BUSINESS

Fonterra financial wobbles will spook the NZ economy

10 Aug, 2018 9:29am
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Fonterra can't afford to pay the milk price it has offered, say industry watchers.

Lachie Johnstone, Farmlands chairman, says it is proving hard to attract directors to cooperatives. Photo/Supplied.

BUSINESS

Farmlands starts hunt for new directors

9 Aug, 2018 8:00am
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Farmlands says co-operative directors are getting harder to find.

New Fonterra chairman John Monaghan stepped into the role following the surprise departure of John Wilson due to a health scare. Photo/File.

BUSINESS

New Fonterra chair debuts amid questions about leadership change

8 Aug, 2018 1:19pm
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New Fonterra chairman to helm first board meeting as governance standards spotlighted.

Cattle disease M. bovis is one MPI's biggest challenges. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Question marks over science, agri creds at MPI's top table

2 Aug, 2018 5:00am
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Where are the science and primary industry creds of our biosecurity MPI bosses?

New Fonterra chairman John Monaghan has said he's a 'no surprises' operator. Photo/Supplied.

BUSINESS

Will new Fonterra chairman walk his talk?

30 Jul, 2018 9:51am
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Fonterra shareholders will look to new chairman Monaghan to live up to his past words.

Regional Development Minister Shane Jones has been critical of Fonterra's losses in foreign markets. Photo/File.

BUSINESS

Shane Jones calls for Kiwi CEO at Fonterra

27 Jul, 2018 10:58am
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Shane Jones has long called for change at the dairy cooperative.

Planting 1 billion trees in 10 years is more achievable than it might sound. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Ten years, 1 billion trees - making the numbers add up

27 Jul, 2018 5:00am
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Planting 1 billion trees in 10 years is more achievable than it might sound.

Zespri chairman, Peter McBride. Photo / John Borren

BUSINESS

Zespri chairman urged to stand for Fonterra

22 Jul, 2018 2:22pm
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Zespri chairman called on to stand for Fonterra board - no word on John Wilson's decision.

A simulated mass drone attack is the scenario for this year's cyber security challenge at Waikato University. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Killer drones v cyber crime fighters

12 Jul, 2018 6:00pm
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Killer drone, lethal bots are among the targets for Waikato University's cyber crime lab.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson. Photo / File

BUSINESS

World-first wellbeing Budget 2019 finds fertile ground

10 Jul, 2018 4:46pm
3 minutes to read

Could business buy into the 2019 "wellbeing Budget" better than you'd think?

John Penno, Synlait's first chief executive, will remain a shareholder and director of the firm. Photo / NZME

BUSINESS

Beach laze out for departing Synlait co-founder Penno

9 Jul, 2018 4:01pm
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No beach loafing for outgoing Synlait Milk chief and co-founder John Penno.

Recent drops in dairy prices have been unexpected. Photo/123RF.

BUSINESS

Fall in the NZ dollar could be the saviour for dairy prices

9 Jul, 2018 6:24am
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It's hoped that the dropping dollar will provide some safe footing for dairy.

Fonterra says no more big capital outlays for powder plants for a long time.

BUSINESS

Fonterra farmer capital to get a building break

1 Jul, 2018 11:36am
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No more big costly whole-milk powder dryers on Fonterra's radar.

John Penno CEO and managing director of Synlait Milk. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Synlait commits to bold environmental targets

28 Jun, 2018 3:51pm
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Synlait Milk commits to a sustainable future with bold target ambitions.

Wind farms claim to increase security of electricity supply and attract regional visitor viewers.

BUSINESS

Kaimai wind farm moves another step forward

26 Jun, 2018 11:43am
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Kaimai wind farm proposal progresses to local councils for RMA consents.

The results showed the Waikato sub-region was more attractive relative to New Zealand. Photo / supplied

BUSINESS

Unique research helps set Waikato business agenda

25 Jun, 2018 7:14pm
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Waikato great place to live and play - work well-being score not so much.

Red tape slows MPI responses to Herald requests for public information on M. bovis.

BUSINESS

Public information on M. bovis snarled in red tape

25 Jun, 2018 4:01pm
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MPI dragging chain on release of M bovis-related information under the OIA.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings will step down this year. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Going sour: Why Fonterra is under attack as never before

22 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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In past, dairy kingpins could say "jump" and politicians ask "how high?". Not anymore.

BUSINESS

New research will help Waikato Inc be heard

21 Jun, 2018 3:27pm
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New research by Waikato business think-tank bolsters efforts to lift region's voice.

Waikato Innovation Park will be home to the region's first economic development agency.

BUSINESS

Waikato economy in for an energy boost, says new agency

19 Jun, 2018 3:13pm
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Waikato strikes out for an economic place in the sun with a new booster agency.

The recently diagnosed cattle disease Mycoplasma bovis is contributing to uncertainty, the ANZ Bank says. Photo / Duncan Brown

BUSINESS

Cashflow better but uncertainty wobbles for farmers

17 Jun, 2018 2:58pm
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Dairy farming cashflows are better but uncertainty underpins the relief, says ANZ.

A Sadhu, or Hindu holy man, takes a ritual dip in the Ganges. Photo / AP

BUSINESS

The Kiwi company helping to clean up the Ganges

16 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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A Kiwi technology minnow takes on a monster task - helping to clean up the Ganges River.

Fieldays visitors to the Zespri site can sample the attractive red fruit but it's taking time to fine tune its commercial introduction. Photo / Alan Gibson

BUSINESS

Seeing red: Zespri red kiwifruit about two years away

14 Jun, 2018 5:02pm
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Zespri says its red kiwifruit wowed in Singapore but two years away from the supermarket.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones yesterday called on long-serving Fonterra chairman John Wilson to

BUSINESS

Why Shane Jones' Fonterra outburst could backfire

14 Jun, 2018 12:18pm
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Fonterra farmers at Fieldays have mixed opinions on Shane Jones attack on their chairman.

The 'Transformer' has turned many heads at Fieldays. Photo/Supplied.

BUSINESS

Zealong Tea debuts 'The Transformer' at Fieldays

14 Jun, 2018 8:08am
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New Zealand's only tea estate Zealong Tea makes first appearance at Fieldays.

Chairman John Wilson says it is possible Fonterra's Trusted Goodness food quality seal marketing initiative is responsible for the price spike. Photo / Richard Robinson

BUSINESS

Fonterra products earning a premium but will it last?

13 Jun, 2018 6:30pm
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Fonterra powders command premium price but will it last long enough to plump milk price?

The kiwifruit export marketer continues its winning streak with record harvests, sales. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Zespri's winning streak rolls on

13 Jun, 2018 11:19am
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The kiwifruit export marketer continues its winning streak with record harvests, sales.

Public and dairy industry are to get their say on regulations governing Fonterra in October.

BUSINESS

Dairy industry probe to hear from public by Christmas

12 Jun, 2018 2:16pm
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Public consultation on DIRA dairy industry rules review expected to start in four months.

BUSINESS

Fieldays breakfast bans media to promote 'open' discussion

11 Jun, 2018 4:51pm
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KPMG shuts Fieldays business breakfast to the public to encourage "open" discussion.

A giveallittle page has reached almost $25,000 from 22 donations. Photo/File.

BUSINESS

Fonterra shareholders raise funds for gagged ex-director

11 Jun, 2018 10:19am
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Fonterra shareholders hold fundraising drive for gagged ex-director's legal bills.

Dallas Fisher's latest entrepreneurial effort was to bring the New Zealand leg of the World Rugby Sevens to Hamilton this year for the first time. Photo / Brett Phibbs

BUSINESS

Dallas Fisher: Officer of New Zealand Order of Merit

4 Jun, 2018 5:00am
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Hamilton entrepreneur is being honoured for services to business, philanthropy and sport.

AgResearch Ruakura farm a suspect in MPI hunt for M. bovis infection spread.

BUSINESS

M. bovis threat hits AgResearch farm

2 Jun, 2018 9:05am
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AgResearch Ruakura farm a suspect in MPI hunt for M. bovis infection spread.

Vaccines are licensed for use against M. bovis in some countries but have not demonstrated guaranteed immunity or protected an animal from getting sick, says MPI. Photo / Getty Images

BUSINESS

Vaccine search a priority if cattle disease sets in

31 May, 2018 9:07pm
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No suitably effective vaccine available globally, despite years of development efforts.

June 1 is the first day of the new season for the $14 billion dairy sector. Picture / Hawkes Bay Today.

BUSINESS

'More risk in axing dairy moving day than disease spread'

31 May, 2018 10:06am
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Cost of cancelling dairy moving day much higher than the cattle disease spread risk.