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Toby Manhire: Crisis a red flag to NZ's cow dependency

Roughly 70 per cent of NZ exports come from primary industries, writes Toby Manhire. Fonterra alone is about 10 per cent of the economy. When the sector sneezes, the country catches cold.

Fonterra causes parent panic

Helplines are still being flooded with queries from thousands of concerned parents following Fonterra's infant milk contamination scandal.

Formula firms see orders cancelled

Kiwi baby formula companies are having orders cancelled in China and contract negotiations with Chinese customers terminated.

John Drinnan: PR sharks circle Fonterra

Public relations sharks are circling Fonterra and what is believed to be New Zealand's biggest image handling contract.

'Serious lessons to learn'

Fonterra's board will conduct a "full, thorough, formal review'' into the handling of the infant formula contamination scandal, says the Fonterra chairman.

Liam Dann: Apology just the start to rebuilding reputation

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings has apologised to New Zealand but this is just the start and he will need to do more, writes Liam Dann.

Bryce 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.

Perpetual swoops on cheap Fonterra units

Fonterra fined for China price fixing

Fonterra said it had been fined $900,000 following the conclusion of a review by Chinese authorities into the pricing of dairy products in the people's republic.

Fonterra farmers 'concerned', not angry

Milk powder price drops at auction

International dairy prices made a "modest" fall at the first global dairy auction to be held in the aftermath of the Fonterra infant formula scare.

Parents on alert for smallest symptoms

"Their inability to tell us with confidence that our two babies will not fall ill from any of its products ... is unforgivable."

Scare could hurt Chinese tourism

"If there's a dent to that reputation that dent has the potential to hurt everybody ... " Tourism Industry Association chief Martin Snedden's blunt message.

Malcolm Moore: Chinese parents don't know where to turn

"I think all the brands have safety issues," said a Chinese father yesterday, one of many left in a panic, unsure of what's safe to give their kids to drink.

Bacteria first found at Australian plant

Fonterra's boss reveals testing at an Australian plant confirmed clostridium bacteria in a semi-finished product later blended to make Karicare in NZ.

John Armstrong: Government deals with scare

The Government's handling of the Fonterra infant formula contamination scare is difficult to fault ... so far, writes John Armstrong.