New ZealandCow cruelty image sparks investigationAuthorities are investigating a photo of thin jersey cows being transported across Cook Strait to slaughter, which caused outrage after being shared on Facebook.19 Mar 05:05 AM
New ZealandFormula threat: More resources pumped into investigationAuthorities are no closer to saying if the threat to poison baby formula with 1080 was a hoax, or who wrote the blackmail threats - even with 30 staff on the case.19 Mar 03:22 AM
New ZealandFormula tested amid tampering fearsPolice are testing infant formula after a number of tins were found with pin-pricks in packaging lids.18 Mar 07:58 PM
OpinionJosie Pagani: Govt silence on 1080 risk appallingThe decision to refuse to tell parents what they knew or that they were opting to take a lunatic at his word that the poisoning wouldn't begin until the end of March, was despicable, writes Josie Pagani.16 Mar 08:53 PM
Business1080 threat: Dairy firms reassureDairy companies are confident security measures at their facilities are tight enough to prevent a 1080 contamination.12 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy threat weighs heavily on NZ dollarFallout from this week's baby formula contamination threat weighed heavily on the New Zealand dollar yesterday, with news of curtailed orders from China driving the currency lower still.11 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionEditorial: 1080 warning a double-edged swordThe Government was right to say nothing until discreet inquiries had failed and there is a chance a public appeal might help police catch him. The interval appears to have permitted the industry to be well prepared.11 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessExports face China test for poisonDairy exports may already be stuck on Chinese wharves as a result of a new import requirement that products be tested for 1080 contamination, says an industry group.11 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessANZ admits misleading conduct, settles for $18.5mANZ has admitted misleading conduct over interest rate swaps and up to 178 farmers will now have to decide whether to accept their share of $18.5 million from the bank.03 Dec 04:00 PM
AgribusinessFarmers slam Nats' cattle ban planFederated Farmers is questioning the need for a National Party proposal for a compulsory ban on dairy cattle from all waterways.03 Sep 05:00 PM
AgribusinessReview to expose farmers ripping off migrant labourRogue dairy farmers exploiting migrant workers have no place in the industry, a senior farming leader says.25 May 05:00 PM
OpinionBruce Wills: Labour's farm policy dog whistle politicsLabour's Shadow Minister of Finance David Parker looked the part in delivering his party's monetary policy.12 May 05:57 AM
New ZealandTobacco lobbyists stand for NationalNational is set to have two former tobacco industry lobbyists standing for Parliament this year with the selection of Todd Barclay in the safe seat of Clutha-Southland.28 Apr 02:51 AM
BusinessNZ's rep 'shaken' by botulism scareA judge who fined Fonterra $300,000 over the events leading to last year's botulism scare says New Zealand's reputation as an exporter was "shaken" by the incident.04 Apr 02:14 AM
BusinessFonterra inks Aussie supermarket dealFonterra Australia has been selected as the preferred supplier to process Woolworths "Own Brand'' milk in Victoria for the next 10 years03 Apr 02:06 AM
BDBDBusinessFonterra profit slumps 53pcFonterra has posted a 53pc drop in interim net profit as high dairy commodity prices hit the dairy co-op's margins.25 Mar 08:09 PM
OpinionFonterra recall proves safety dedicationWhile the timing of this is far from ideal given last year's events, this voluntary recall came from Fonterra's own testing, writes Willy Leferink.15 Jan 08:30 PM
New Zealand'Her indoors' moves outdoors on the farmMany city-dwellers may still peg rural women as domestic types, but modern farming women are on the land or in the office, running big businesses and driving the exports that are the backbone of NZ's economy.30 Nov 04:30 PM
BusinessLivestock company warned over mutant calvesA genetics company which provided defect bull semen to farmers last year has received a warning from the Commerce Commission about its marketing.26 Aug 01:55 AM
New ZealandFarmers say sorry to ChinaThe head of Federated Farmers has apologised to Chinese dairy consumers over Fonterra's botulism scare.09 Aug 03:42 AM
EconomyBryce Edwards: The ideological basis of the 'Fonterror' scandal"Was the Fonterra milk scandal caused by New Zealand being 'hostage to a blinkered devotion to laissez-faire market ideology'?" asks Bryce Edwards.08 Aug 01:06 AM
New ZealandFarmers break silence"There will be a reckoning, but now is not the time." Federated Farmers breaks its silence on the infant formula contamination scare.05 Aug 09:30 PM
Agribusiness100% Pure 'festering sore' - China mediaLeaky homes, free market devotion and a 'festering sore' of a tourism campaign - New Zealand is coming under fire in the state-sanctioned Chinese media.05 Aug 09:30 PM
BusinessShakeup for dairy industry on cardsFederated Farmers says news that FrieslandCampina of the Netherlands had taken a 7.5% stake in Canterbury's Synlait Milk could herald a shakeup for the NZ dairy industry.12 Jul 05:30 PM
