BDBDAgribusinessFonterra puts equity trust idea on holdFonterra Co-operative Group has put on hold plans to develop an Equity Partnership Trust that would have given its 10,500 farmer suppliers access to investor capital to help them with the compulsory....27 Jul 05:00 PM
OpinionLiam DannFonterra at crossroadsPressure is building on Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings as the dairy industry faces up to a winter of discontent, writes Liam Dann.26 Jul 09:41 PM
OpinionJamie GrayJamie Gray: Crunch time draws nearJamie Gray writes: For Fonterra's farmers, investors and employees the severity of the dairy downturn will become clear early next month.26 Jul 05:00 PM
EconomyFonterra gets out of the big smokeHaving its main office in Auckland is a big part of the dairy giant's problem, writes Brian Gaynor.24 Jul 05:00 PM
Banking and financeBNZ tips dairy price recoveryBNZ has lowered its 2015/16 milk price forecast for Fonterra but says it expects dairy prices to recover late this year.22 Jul 05:00 PM
EconomyDairy futures prices discountedNZX dairy futures prices are trading at a discount to the physical market in the aftermath of a worse-than-expected GDT auction.17 Jul 04:25 AM
EconomyJob cuts cap bad day for economyDairy giant Fonterra cut 523 jobs yesterday - in a bid to cut its payroll bill by up to $60 million a year - on a day of bad news for the economy.16 Jul 05:00 PM
EconomyFonterra wields the axeHundreds of Fonterra employees and thousands of its farmer-shareholders have been dealt the twin blows of impending job losses and the prospect of a much lower farmgate milk price.16 Jul 05:00 PM
AgribusinessFonterra axes 523 jobsChief Theo Spierings admits news unsettling for staff as co-op tries to reduce its payroll bill by up to $60m a year.16 Jul 02:55 AM
OpinionLiam DannCuts won't solve Fonterra's problemsLiam Dann says axing 523 jobs may make financial sense to Fonterra's chiefs but the dairy slump is bigger than that.16 Jul 01:28 AM
AgribusinessFonterra says payout on the tableFonterra's board will consider its current farm gate milk price forecast for 2015/6 at its next meeting on August 7, a spokesman for the co-operative said.16 Jul 01:20 AM
AgribusinessKiwi dollar falls as dairy prices plungeDairy prices have plunged in the latest world dairy auction, taking the Kiwi dollar down with it.15 Jul 07:35 PM
AgribusinessFonterra's Chinese partner expects lossFonterra says it is disappointed about a poor first-half result expected by its Chinese infant formula investment, Beingmate Baby & Child.15 Jul 05:00 PM
BDBDBusinessFarmers' gloom growsFarmer sentiment has been dented by a slump in dairy prices and conditions which saw more stock sent to slaughter earlier.15 Jul 03:31 AM
BDBDBusinessInsufficient competition to deregulate dairy industry: Fonterra rivalsIn submissions to the Commerce Commission, Fonterra's competitors say there is insufficient competition to deregulate.13 Jul 11:30 PM
SharesBeingmate shares in trading haltThe Chinese dairy firm partially owned by Fonterra has been suspended from trading amid the Chinese stock market turmoil.08 Jul 08:22 PM
BusinessTwo-week wait for Norgate to come homeThe family of Fonterra's first chief executive, Craig Norgate, may have to wait more than two weeks before they can bring his body home for a funeral in Taranaki.08 Jul 05:00 PM
BusinessAccolades pour in for Craig NorgateAccolades for Craig Norgate rolled in yesterday from the rural and corporate sectors after the high-flying executive died suddenly in London.08 Jul 05:00 PM
Business'I got to see him one last time'The family of Fonterra’s first chief executive Craig Norgate may have to wait more than two weeks before they can bring the 50-year-old’s body home.07 Jul 10:20 PM
BDBDSharesBeingmate shares plunge below Fonterra buy priceShares in Beingmate - the Chinese company which is 18.8pc owned by Fonterra - have halved in value over the past three weeks.03 Jul 12:15 AM
BusinessFonterra begins restructuringFonterra has begun consulting staff on proposals to streamline its business structures, a spokesman for the co-operative said.01 Jul 09:31 PM
AgribusinessNZ dollar falls on weak dairy auctionThe New Zealand dollar fell after prices for the nation's largest commodity export declined in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction overnight.01 Jul 06:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessFutures point to further dairy auction fallsThe price for NZ's key dairy export, whole milk powder, is set to decline further at tonight's GlobalDairyTrade auction.01 Jul 03:15 AM
SharesShearer: milk cost 'creamed'MP says cost to Kiwis unacceptable as Fonterra, supermarkets point finger at one another.29 Jun 05:00 PM
OpinionChristopher Adams: Shift to e-commerce hits firms in ChinaOne fact is often overlooked amid all the hype about business opportunities in China.28 Jun 09:47 PM
AgribusinessPrice of milk: Kiwis not ripped offPrime Minister John Key says overseas markets are causing high prices for milk at home.28 Jun 08:34 PM
BDBDAgribusinessSurplus bigger than expectedThe account surplus was larger-than-expected in the first quarter as spending by tourists widened the services balance.16 Jun 10:53 PM
AgribusinessDairy Auction: Dairy prices slip againDairy prices slipped again at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index falling by 1.3 per cent.16 Jun 07:50 PM
CompaniesFonterra taps bond marketFonterra has once again successfully tapped into the so-called dim sum bond market in Hong Kong by this week raising 1 billion renminbi ($230 million) through a five-year bond.16 Jun 05:00 PM
Banking and financeDairy prices tipped to stay weakMore falls in dairy prices are expected in the next few months, but futures market pricing suggests a mild bounce-back might take place at tomorrow's GlobalDairyTrade auction.15 Jun 05:00 PM
AgribusinessFonterra head's 'absurd' salaryOpposition parties have labelled Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings' $4.18m salary as "absurd".14 Jun 11:50 PM
