OpinionMai Chen: Milk inquiry will have to dig deepA food scare as serious as the risk of botulism in infant formula produced by New Zealand's biggest company will inevitably result in a call for heads to roll, and for Government inquiries into what went wrong.08 Aug 09:30 PM
Agribusiness'Our worst nightmare' - Fonterra chairFonterra chairman John Wilson said yesterday he was "deeply concerned" by the infant formula contamination scare.08 Aug 05:30 PM
EconomyGovt mulls fourth inquiry into FonterraEconomic Development Minister Steven Joyce says the Government is yet to decide whether there will be a separate inquiry into Fonterra on top of one planned .08 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionToby ManhireToby Manhire: Crisis a red flag to NZ's cow dependencyRoughly 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.08 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandFonterra causes parent panicHelplines are still being flooded with queries from thousands of concerned parents following Fonterra's infant milk contamination scandal.08 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessFormula firms see orders cancelledKiwi baby formula companies are having orders cancelled in China and contract negotiations with Chinese customers terminated.08 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionJohn DrinnanJohn Drinnan: PR sharks circle FonterraPublic relations sharks are circling Fonterra and what is believed to be New Zealand's biggest image handling contract.08 Aug 05:30 PM
Business'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.08 Aug 07:31 AM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Apology just the start to rebuilding reputationFonterra 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.08 Aug 02:06 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 ZealandGraphic coverage in ChinaDaily newspapers in China have held nothing back in dealing to New Zealand over Fonterra's tainted milk powder crisis.07 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessHong Kong hotline gets hundreds of callsMore than 80,000 cans of suspect infant formula have been recalled in Hong Kong and a hotline set up by the city's authorities has been fielding hundreds of calls.07 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessFonterra head says 'Sorry, NZ'Fonterra head Theo Spierings - just back from China - delivers an apology to NZ over the formula scare, but dodges questions about his own performance.07 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessFormula stock under controlAs Fonterra's boss said sorry to NZ over the formula scare, it emerged four batches of potentially contaminated formula reached Hong Kong and Australia.07 Aug 05:30 PM
AgribusinessFirms fear Pure NZ ridiculeFonterra chief executive Theo Spierings reckons Fonterra's reputation will be fully restored in the Chinese market.07 Aug 05:30 PM
CompaniesModest dairy auction drop but economists remain waryFonterra's infant formula scare appeared to have little impact on dairy prices.07 Aug 05:30 PM
AgribusinessFonterra chief apologisesFonterra's chief apologised to consumers and the New Zealand public at a press conference today, saying all contaminated stock had been contained.07 Aug 08:27 AM
AgribusinessFonterra fined for China price fixingFonterra 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.07 Aug 01:45 AM
New ZealandMilk powder price drops at auctionInternational dairy prices made a "modest" fall at the first global dairy auction to be held in the aftermath of the Fonterra infant formula scare.06 Aug 10:00 PM
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.06 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandParents 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."06 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Fonterra back on China's blacklistThere is widespread anger within the dairy industry over the length of time it was kept secret from the market while officials worked on a gameplan, writes Fran O'Sullivan.06 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSri Lanka suspends NZ milk powder importsSri Lanka is the latest country to suspend New Zealand milk powder imports because of botulism fears from contaminated Fonterra products.06 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessBacteria first found at Australian plantFonterra's boss reveals testing at an Australian plant confirmed clostridium bacteria in a semi-finished product later blended to make Karicare in NZ.06 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionMalcolm 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.06 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessCrisis hits in midst of PR shakeupThe baby milk botulism scare comes to light after changes at the top of Fonterra - including moves by the company to take more direct control of its communications strategy.06 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Harm done to NZ requires full answersAs days pass, emerging details raise more questions about the infant formula scare. Here's just a few of them.06 Aug 05:30 PM
AgribusinessFonterra on notice in ChinaChina will not tolerate another slip-up from Fonterra, with the dairy giant caught up in its third contamination scare there since 2008, says a marketing expert.06 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul Brislen: End unhealthy reliance on dairy giantWe need to diversify. We need a concerted government-level drive to build up our other export earners, writes Paul Brislen.06 Aug 05:30 PM
