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Crafars drop injunction attempt

The Crafar bid to seek an injunction stopping the sale of their dairy empire by receivers appears to have been called off.

Crafar injunction request 'unfortunate' - receiver

Receivers for the Crafar dairy empire say the request for an injunction stopping the sale is 'unfortunate' and without merit.

Crafar won't confirm whether he has raised $200m

Crafar coy on whether he can pay debts

Allan 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.

Landcorp in joint venture for farms

Further bids on Crafar farms likely

Landcorp's Crafar farm bid 'best chance' to retain NZ control

Real Estate Institute boss Peter McDonald has backed a bid by state-owned farmer Landcorp to purchase the Crafar empire.

Crafar confident of paying debt

Battling dairy farmer Allan Crafar is confident he can come up with the more than $200 million he needs to settle his debts by 4pm today.

Man dies after tractor rolls near Blenheim

Council rules 18 sheep are a farm

Defining moment for Fonterra, says chairman

<i>Mood of the Boardroom</i>: We must keep hold of our competitive advantage

Farmers give Fonterra green light for share trading

Nearly 90pc of Fonterra's 10,500 farmer shareholders have voted to approve a new share trading plan.

Farmers give Fonterra green light

Fonterra'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.

Fonterra farmers gather for landmark vote

Fonterra's farmers are voting today on whether to allow trading of shares in the co-op among themselves.

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