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Steve Koekemoer, chief executive of Open Country Dairy, drinks the first output of untested water from the new Waharoa wastewater plant. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Open Country Dairy's water self-reliance drive

17 Jan, 2020 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Water from Open Country Dairy's new Waikato $20m wastewater plant safe to drink.

The dairy industry is gutted by climate change classroom resource advice. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Farmers fume as Kiwi kids told to 'eat less dairy, meat'

16 Jan, 2020 5:46pm
5 minutes to read

Economic powerhouse dairy industry gutted by climate change classroom resource advice.

Putaruru sawmill goes into receivership owing up to $3m. Photo / 123RF

BUSINESS

Sixty sawmill staff lose their jobs, told over Christmas holidays

15 Jan, 2020 8:24am
4 minutes to read

Putaruru sawmill goes into receivership owing up to $3m with 60 job losses.

Dan Mathieson, chief executive of kiwifruit marketing company Zespri, pictured outside the company's new headquarters in Mt Maunganui. Photo / Alan Gibson

BUSINESS

The Interview: Keeping ahead of the growth curve with Zespri chief Dan Mathieson

11 Jan, 2020 5:00am
11 minutes to read

Fluent in Japanese helps the industry veteran

Farms remain confident the disease can be eradicated. Photo / File.

BUSINESS

M. bovis reinfections fail to dent MPI hopes

9 Jan, 2020 5:00am
3 minutes to read

M.bovis eradication push still on track for success, says agriculture ministry.

Fonterra is staying vigilant. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Fonterra on high alert in Australia as fires continue

8 Jan, 2020 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Fonterra's Australia operations escape fires so far.

Market doldrums have frustrated older dairy farmers without succession plans. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Dairy farm market adjustment coming?

7 Jan, 2020 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Are dairy farm sellers about to accept a price adjustment is necessary?

The White Island volcanic eruption. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Revealed: WorkSafe data shows number of adventure tourism deaths since 2014

21 Dec, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

2019 has been a grim year for adventure activity-related deaths in New Zealand.

Port of Tauranga chairman David Pilkington (left) and chief executive Mark Cairns. Photo/Supplied.

BUSINESS

The winner in the Auckland port debate

20 Dec, 2019 5:41pm
4 minutes to read

Port of Tauranga share price sets sail this year.

Fonterra head office in Fanshawe St, Auckland. Photo / Michael Craig

BUSINESS

Fonterra buys out troublesome shareholder in Chile

19 Dec, 2019 5:53pm
3 minutes to read

Fonterra's Chile shares buy removes a critic of its operations.

White Island after the volcanic eruption. Photo / George Novak

BUSINESS

White Island tragedy: Will adventure tourism regulations change?

19 Dec, 2019 5:40pm
5 minutes to read

A Government agency reporting to 12 ministers writes NZ's adventure activity rules.

Shane Jones, Minister of Regional Economic Development. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Government books audit report a goldmine

18 Dec, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Provincial Growth Fund accounts pass muster with Auditor-General - for now.

Port of Tauranga chairman David Pilkington. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Let's get talking: Tauranga and Northport bosses

13 Dec, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Removing Auckland port's car imports would reveal its true costs: rival claim.

The Government has made an announcement on the future of the Auckland port. Photo / Michael Craig

BUSINESS

Auckland port decision to be made in first half of next year

12 Dec, 2019 5:34pm
5 minutes to read

The Government wants to make a decision on the Port in the first half of next year.

Northport chairman Murray Jagger. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Talks between port leaders under way soon

12 Dec, 2019 12:09pm
4 minutes to read

Northport and Tauranga port bosses welcome long-awaited release of ports report.

White Island is privately-owned by Auckland's Buttle family. Photo / White Island Flights

BUSINESS

Local government has minimal oversight of White Island

11 Dec, 2019 5:44pm
3 minutes to read

Local government hands-off in White Island access and tourism watch.

Te Puia Whakaari was only welcomed this year. Photo / Teknicraft Design

BUSINESS

White Island eruption: Where to now for Ngāti Awa tours?

11 Dec, 2019 5:36pm
6 minutes to read

Viability of future tours to White Island must be in question.

New Zealand has some 600,000-odd recreational fishers. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Fishing for fun: Kiwi birthright in peril or a sector that needs reeling in?

9 Dec, 2019 5:43pm
10 minutes to read

Recreational fishing is anything but relaxing if some weekend warriors are to be believed.

Talley fishing vessel Columbia. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Big Read: Talley speaks out as tensions rise over commercial fishing

7 Dec, 2019 5:00am
14 minutes to read

Andrew Talley gives a rare interview as tensions rise over fishing's impact on the sea.

Tensions between commercial and recreational fishing are running high. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Big read: The fight for NZ's $6 billion catch

6 Dec, 2019 5:37pm
13 minutes to read

It's a key exporter, but is NZ's seafood industry steering the right course?

The Auckland port debate has unleashed a storm of economic numbers. Photo / Michael Craig

NEW ZEALAND

Should it stay or should it go? Huge costs of port plans revealed

6 Dec, 2019 5:00am
7 minutes to read

The Auckland port debate has unleashed a storm of economic numbers. What do they mean?

A leaked report from the Upper North Island Supply Chain Strategy working group says it has identified that the current ownership of Northport isn't in the shareholders' or New Zealand's best interests. Photo / Tania Whyte

BUSINESS

Call for Northport ownership structure shakeup

5 Dec, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Northport gets nod as new super-port but its ownership structure must change: report

Northport idea for new car import system may get naysayers thinking again. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Northport idea turns car importing system on its head

2 Dec, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Northport idea for new car import system may get naysayers thinking again.

Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones. Photo / Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Shane Jones accused of bullying: Port stoush turns personal

25 Nov, 2019 8:35am
4 minutes to read

Accusations fly over proposal to close Ports of Auckland and develop Northport.

Fonterra dairy factory at Te Rapa. Photo / David Kerr

BUSINESS

Is Fonterra's Te Rapa dairy plant future in doubt?

21 Nov, 2019 5:44pm
4 minutes to read

Fonterra weighs in against Te Awa Lakes proposal for Waikato river front.

In the 2019 financial year Powerball first division was struck 18 times, the highest number of wins in a single year. Photo / Michael Bradley

BUSINESS

Lotto revenue falls after huge year for Powerball jackpot winners

21 Nov, 2019 5:39pm
3 minutes to read

Powerball jackpot bonanza year dents Lotto revenue and community funds.

Auckland ports will pay an $8.5m dividend next year for the use of $6b worth of land.

BUSINESS

Ports of Auckland's nemesis speaks out: Why he's fighting 'idiots' and congestion

18 Nov, 2019 5:00am
8 minutes to read

Wayne Brown comes out swinging against critics of closing Auckland cargo ports.

Ports of Auckland's land has a value of around $6 billion. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Import-car shift to Northport would be huge costly mistake

14 Nov, 2019 5:46pm
6 minutes to read

Used-car import chief says Northport proposal has a cynical political motive.

Sanford chief executive Volker Kuntzsch.

BUSINESS

NZ's biggest fishing company pins flat profit on climate change

14 Nov, 2019 8:54am
4 minutes to read

Fishing company Sanford holds steady despite difficult financial year.

Falling milk supply in key dairying regions would impact dairy processors, the report says.

BUSINESS

More pain expected for primary exporters from freshwater policy

13 Nov, 2019 5:45pm
3 minutes to read

Report signals possible pain ahead for dairy processors from freshwater policy.

Mainfreight managing director Don Braid expects improved full year result. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

NZ economic confidence cooler but not serious: Mainfreight

13 Nov, 2019 5:44pm
5 minutes to read

Global growth strategy pays off for Mainfreight in half year financial results.

Fonterra shareholders are concerned about their council's independence from the company.

BUSINESS

Te Awa Lakes $1b project goes down to the wire

6 Nov, 2019 8:24am
4 minutes to read

Hamilton Te Awa Lakes plan gets partial tick but big test ahead for $1 billion project.

Plenty of buyers for Fonterra's factories if it finds domestic competition too tough. Photo/Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Fonterra called out on threat to close factories

25 Oct, 2019 5:40pm
5 minutes to read

Strong buyer interest in Fonterra factories claimed if it can't compete for milk.

First quarter log and dairy exports volumes subdued at Port of Tauranga.

BUSINESS

Flat start to PoT's 2020 year but outlook holds up

25 Oct, 2019 1:04pm
4 minutes to read

Port of Tauranga reports flat cargo volumes in first quarter of 2020 year.

Fonterra seeks changes to dairy industry legislation beyond review proposals.

BUSINESS

More competition could put squeeze on Fonterra plants

24 Oct, 2019 5:58pm
5 minutes to read

Big dairy industry players air concerns at select committee hearing.

TIN managing director Greg Shanahan. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Waikato tech sector humming along in the fast lane

18 Oct, 2019 5:39pm
5 minutes to read

Waikato tech sector firing up.

Kiwifruit: the star of the New Zealand horticulture export show. Photo / File

BUSINESS

How Horticulture is blossoming along with investment dollars

17 Oct, 2019 5:00am
6 minutes to read

Horticulture full steam ahead with land conversions and major investment.

The proposed Te Awa Lakes development on Hamilton's northern gateway. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Fonterra protects Te Rapa site with $4m block buy

11 Oct, 2019 5:42pm
5 minutes to read

Fonterra knocks out competitor for pocket of Te Rapa land with big-dollar offer.

BUSINESS

Protein tech to collapse animal farming within 10 years: new report

8 Oct, 2019 5:52pm
6 minutes to read

Collapse of US cattle and dairy farming forecast under "modern food" protein technology.

Ports of Auckland is New Zealand's largest container importer and the point of entry for 67 per cent of the country's vehicle imports. Photo / Jason Oxenham

BUSINESS

Shifting ports: Getting the cars out of Auckland is the easy part

5 Oct, 2019 11:00am
6 minutes to read

Recommending Ports of Auckland closes is the easy part - next comes the real work.

Wayne Brown has previously been asked to help fix several major Auckland infrastructure problems. File Pic

BUSINESS

Wrong time, wrong place for Ports of Auckland

3 Oct, 2019 7:00pm
6 minutes to read

Head of working group promoting closure of Auckland ports critical of the business.

All Ports of Auckland activity, bar cruise ships, would transfer to Northport, recommends report.

BUSINESS

Major study says Ports of Auckland should close

3 Oct, 2019 12:00pm
7 minutes to read

Closing Ports of Auckland, developing Northport gets big tick from freight study.

Architect image of new $14m tech hub for Waikato Innovation Park.

BUSINESS

Another growth spurt for Waikato Innovation Park

2 Oct, 2019 5:00am
3 minutes to read

Waikato Innovation Park set for major growth with new building for tech companies.

Good times continue for Tatua suppliers (Picture supplied)

BUSINESS

Tatua pays its farmers an $8.50 milk price

1 Oct, 2019 2:28pm
2 minutes to read

Dairy industry sweetheart Tatua delivers $8.50/kg cash payout to shareholders.

Milk protein provides a bioactive ingredient for biotech company Quantec.

BUSINESS

Waikato biotech company seals 20-year deal in China

30 Sep, 2019 11:21am
2 minutes to read

Quantec continues a very good year with a 20 year supply deal in China.

Fonterra is leaving its global ambitions behind as it embarks on a new strategy. Photo/Mark Mitchell

BUSINESS

Fonterra looks for modest improvements in 2020 year

26 Sep, 2019 6:23pm
4 minutes to read

Steady as she goes forecast for reset Fonterra after a year blighted by red ink.

New Zealand milk will be king as Fonterra brings the focus home. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Fonterra's new strategy: all you need to know

26 Sep, 2019 6:12pm
7 minutes to read

Forget "dairy giant" and global domination, Fonterra's brings the focus home.

Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell has signalled a major change in direction. Photo/Dean Purcell

BUSINESS

Fonterra shrinks global aspirations, focuses on home, heart and healthier balance sheet

26 Sep, 2019 8:32am
2 minutes to read

Fonterra unveils new "less is more" business strategy.

Leon Clement, chief executive of Synlait Milk. Photo/Michael Craig

BUSINESS

New concern raised by Synlait's new Pokeno plant opponent

24 Sep, 2019 6:23pm
4 minutes to read

Synlait's Pokeno combatant questions safety of infant formula production at the site.

Zealong Tea Estate near Hamilton. Photo / Supplied

BUSINESS

Zealong green tea awarded gold in Paris

24 Sep, 2019 6:02pm
Quick Read

French food judges award high honours to teas from New Zealand's Zealong estate.

The dry dock at Devonport naval base plays host to a variety of vessels. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Who will pay for the Devonport dry dock plans?

23 Sep, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Northport's listed owners could have to help pay for privilege of hosting new dry dock.

Fonterra a slow learner on transparency when it comes to director election information. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Transparency missing in Fonterra director elections

18 Sep, 2019 5:57pm
4 minutes to read

Fonterra a slow learner on transparency: director election information fail.

The dry dock at Devonport naval base plays host to a variety of vessels including this mega yacht owned by 36-year-old Russian billionaire Andrei Melnichenko.

BUSINESS

Devonport dry dock being sussed for move north

17 Sep, 2019 6:03pm
5 minutes to read

Devonport dry dock could head to Northport.

Fonterra CFO Marc Rivers, chairman John Monaghan and CEO Miles Hurrell. Photo / File

BUSINESS

Andrea Fox: Fonterra has a bigger problem than red ink

12 Sep, 2019 6:20pm
6 minutes to read

Why not just publish the results unaudited?

Doug Paulin will take over the reins at Sealord from next year. Image / File

BUSINESS

Sealord to get new CEO next year

10 Sep, 2019 1:36pm
2 minutes to read

Year-long transition ahead for newly appointed Sealord CEO.

A stoush has broken out after a video was released by New Zealand environmentalist Geoff Reid that shows a muddy paddock in a Southland farm owned by the NZ Superannuation Fund. Photo / Geoff Reid

BUSINESS

Watch: Calf-handling video prompts farm investigation

7 Sep, 2019 8:44am
5 minutes to read

NZ Superannuation Fund dairy farm video further fuels public row over winter grazing.

Fonterra has delayed release of its financial statements but confirmed previous guidance of an expected loss of $590-$675 million for FY19.

BUSINESS

Complex situation: But Fonterra results delay not too surprising

6 Sep, 2019 5:43pm
3 minutes to read

Delay in Fonterra results not necessarily harbinger of doom say analysts.

Fonterra's top earners will not be getting pay rises. Photo / File.

BUSINESS

Pay freeze for 6000 Fonterra staff, bonuses cut

4 Sep, 2019 5:56pm
2 minutes to read

Pay freeze for senior Fonterra management as embattled business makes "tough calls".

SOE Minister Shane Jones is questioning whether Fonterra has an auditing issue or a governance problem. Photo/Michael Cunningham

BUSINESS

Fonterra's financial woes: Why the Beehive is suddenly taking interest

4 Sep, 2019 5:00am
4 minutes to read

Should Fonterra legislation require top quality directors?

Fonterra CFO Marc Rivers, Chairman John Monaghan and CEO Miles Hurrell face the media after announcing a net loss of $196 million. Photograph/Dean Purcell.

BUSINESS

FMA asks to see Fonterra's books

2 Sep, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

FMA asks to see Fonterra's books after complaint by biggest farmer-shareholder.

$4 billion has been wiped off shareholders' balance sheets. Photograph/Mark Mitchell.

BUSINESS

$4 billion lost: Fonterra's biggest shareholder is angry and off to authorities

2 Sep, 2019 5:00am
5 minutes to read

Leading investor's long-held worries have come to head with FMA complaint.