BDBDBusinessRalph Norris to lead Fonterra inquiryRalph Norris is to lead Fonterra Cooperative Group's board inquiry into the botulism contamination scare.11 Aug 09:30 PM
New ZealandGovt eyes new Fonterra inquiryThe Cabinet will today discuss establishing a commission of inquiry into the Fonterra food safety crisis, but it may be a week away from finalising details.11 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionKerre McIvorKerre McIvor: Fonterra has some explaining to do about botulism and secrecyIf you've had a bad week at work, I hope you're having a relaxing and wonderful weekend. And no matter how bad your week was, it surely can't have been as bad as the week the Fonterra management and board have had.10 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionMatt McCarten: It's you and I who pay the priceQuite rightly, the main news over Fonterra's infected products has been the physical threat to the customer, writes Matt McCarten. Or more importantly, the children of its customers.10 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionPaul LittlePaul Little: Chilling reminder to diversifyA reflective David Bain. Fonterra always made it clear it was in the business of making dairy products, not friends. Even its milk-in-schools programme was acknowledged as a strategy to build consumers of the future.10 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandNo whey to run a companyFonterra's response to a health scare affecting baby milk formula around the world reads like a textbook on how not to manage a crisis. Geoff Cumming examines what went wrong09 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessChinese look at own industryChinese consumers haven't been mincing their words over the Fonterra botulism debacle this week.09 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionBrian GaynorBrian Gaynor: Shake-up needed in Fonterra boardroomA few comments need to be made about Fonterra's contamination scare before revealing how a number of shareholders have hit the jackpot at King Country Energy.09 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandNZ: 100% tainted?New Zealand will have to fight to save its 100% Pure image after the Fonterra scandal, says the man credited with inventing the slogan.09 Aug 05:30 PM
BusinessUnofficial formula trade 'ticking bomb'Questions remain over the status of potentially contaminated Karicare infant formula sold through unofficial channels in China, despite Fonterra's assertions that all products affected by its botulism scare have been contained.09 Aug 05:30 PM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Full inquiry Key's only optionJohn Key's Cabinet must ensure an independent inquiry is held into the latest food safety scare to envelope the company that prides itself on being our national champion.09 Aug 05:30 PM
AgribusinessUK paper rubbishes '100% Pure' claimBritish news website Daily Mail Online says New Zealand's claims to be clean and green are "pure manure".09 Aug 05:29 AM
BusinessSchool in botulism scareFonterra has admitted sending potentially contaminated whey protein concentrate to a high school after it was requested for a science project late last year.09 Aug 04:47 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
BusinessFonterra chiefs front upThe Government has repeated its vow to hold an investigation into Fonterra after a "frank and thorough" meeting with executives at the Beehive.09 Aug 12:40 AM
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
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
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
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
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
