Bernard is an economics columnist for the NZ Herald
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Hickey: Bad news for farmers
Exporters - dairy farmers in particular - were quietly seething this week. They had to watch as milk powder prices fell 5% at the GlobalDairyTrade auction on Wednesday.
Bernard Hickey: Crafar decision - an overspending addiction intervention
The High Court ruling against the Crafar Farms sale may be just the intervention NZ Inc needs to confont its addiction to foreign debt and asset sales...
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> The myopia of 'Save our Farms'
The proposal to immediately block the sale of Crafar Farms to foreign interests and urgently review the Overseas Investment Act is myopic and xenophobic.
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Why we all need to learn Mandarin
Should our first thoughts about our political relations with China always be about human rights and democracy?
<i>Bernard Hickey:</i> Should May Wang be allowed to buy NZ's dairy farms?
Kiwis concerned about NZ farms being sold to foreign investors have no one to blame but themselves, writes Bernard Hickey.
Shut down Crafar Farms now
Bernard Hickey calls for action over animal cruelty at Crafar Farms.