Rural PropertyUnstoppable march of the giant pylonsWhen Beverley Hamilton married her husband Sean 24 years ago, she fell in love with her new home too. Now, her dream has been shattered.16 Jul 04:00 PM
The CountryLandcorp misses out on Crafar farmsLandcorp has been unsuccessful in its bid for the Crafar dairy farm empire, receivers say. But it is unclear who has won the race to buy the farms.13 Jul 02:25 AM
The CountryCrafar claims damages, farms 'mismanaged'Crafars say receivers have "substantially mismanaged" their farms and the sale process and were called in without any prior warning.09 Jul 05:43 AM
The CountryCrafars drop injunction attemptThe Crafar bid to seek an injunction stopping the sale of their dairy empire by receivers appears to have been called off.08 Jul 10:45 PM
The CountryCrafar injunction request 'unfortunate' - receiverReceivers for the Crafar dairy empire say the request for an injunction stopping the sale is 'unfortunate' and without merit.08 Jul 01:45 AM
The CountryCrafar coy on whether he can pay debtsAllan Crafar is being uncharacteristically coy about whether he’s been able to come up with money needed to settle his debts, despite earlier assurances that he would.07 Jul 07:23 AM
The CountryLandcorp's Crafar farm bid 'best chance' to retain NZ controlReal Estate Institute boss Peter McDonald has backed a bid by state-owned farmer Landcorp to purchase the Crafar empire.07 Jul 12:00 AM
The CountryChinese dairy bidder's application finally inThe Chinese backed bid to buy up 16 Crafar family farms in receivership has been lodged with the Overseas Investment Office.05 Jul 11:20 PM
The CountryLandcorp confirms bid for Crafar propertiesState-owned Landcorp Farming has confirmed that it is in the running to buy 16 farms from the receivers of the Crafar empire.05 Jul 04:00 PM
Rural PropertyPM warns against Kiwis becoming 'tenants'Prime Minister John Key says he doesn't want New Zealanders to become tenants in their own country as foreign companies seek to buy up farms, and the Government may look at law changes.05 Jul 06:07 AM
The CountryCrafar farms: Near the end of the roadState-owned Landcorp Farming will meet today to decide whether to bid for 16 farms from the Crafar empire being sold by receivers.04 Jul 04:00 PM
BDBDThe CountryFarmers give Fonterra green lightFonterra's farmer shareholders today voted in favour of the Trading Among Farmers proposal, approving plans to make its stock tradeable among themselves, freeing up capital for new investments.30 Jun 12:20 AM
The CountryFonterra farmers gather for landmark voteFonterra's farmers are voting today on whether to allow trading of shares in the co-op among themselves.30 Jun 12:10 AM
Rural PropertyPublic access mapping system launchedThe NZ Walking Access Commission is producing a mapping system so that people can more easily find out where there is legal public access across land.29 Jun 11:40 PM