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Biofuel way we can all aid climate goals

Z Energy says committing to using biofuel is one way people can contribute to the global effort to reduce climate change outlined in the Paris Agreement.

Man in court over 1080 threats

A businessman, 60, is alleged to have acted alone in blackmail scare that said infant formula would be poisoned.

1080 threat: Man in court

An Auckland businessman accused of threatening to contaminate infant formula with the poison 1080 was financially motivated, charge sheets allege.

1080 threat: Arrest made

Police arrest 60-year-old businessman over a threat to contaminate infant formula with the poison 1080.

Farming body backs decision on Lochinver

Federated Farmers said it welcomed the Government's decision to decline the sale of Lochinver Station, near Taupo, to China's Shanghai Pengxin Group.

Mike Hosking: The dairy sector is not in crisis

I like to see the glass half full, and I have the facts to back that view. If you still want to see the glass half empty - you're the loser, writes Mike Hosking.

Crowds at Fieldays despite shellshock

Attendance at Fieldays at Mystery Creek, near Hamilton, was up by 5.2 per cent compared with last year's weather-affected event.

Budget: Farming leader wants tax help

Farmers don't expect special treatment from this year's Budget, but some recognition of the impact that the drought has had on farm finances would be a welcome move.

Fonterra told to step up to plate

Fonterra's strategy has to start delivering or its market share will shrink further, says Federated Farmers Otago dairy chairman Stephen Crawford.

Cow cruelty image sparks investigation

Authorities are investigating a photo of thin jersey cows being transported across Cook Strait to slaughter, which caused outrage after being shared on Facebook.

Formula threat: More resources pumped into investigation

Authorities 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.

Formula tested amid tampering fears

Police are testing infant formula after a number of tins were found with pin-pricks in packaging lids.

Josie Pagani: Govt silence on 1080 risk appalling

The 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.

1080 threat: Dairy firms reassure

Dairy companies are confident security measures at their facilities are tight enough to prevent a 1080 contamination.

Dairy threat weighs heavily on NZ dollar

Fallout 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.

Editorial: 1080 warning a double-edged sword

The 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.

Exports face China test for poison

Dairy 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.

NZX unaware of 1080 link to futures fall