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SFO probe will not affect deal: Natural Dairy
The Serious Fraud Office's investigation into Natural Dairy will damage its reputation but not the Crafar farms deal itself, the company says.
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Natural Dairy bid 'still best offer', say receivers
Despite the SFO now probing Natural Dairy, Crafar farm receivers say the Chinese-backed bid is still the best offer on the table.
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Crafar bidder: 'Nothing to hide' from the SFO
Natural Dairy says it has "nothing to hide" after the Serious Fraud Office announced it was looking into the company's land transactions.
![Near-decade of drought over in NSW](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Near-decade of drought over in NSW
The drought that has crippled New South Wales for nearly a decade is over.
![SFO probe blocks sale of Crafar farms](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
SFO probe blocks sale of Crafar farms
Natural Dairy's plans to buy 20 Crafar farms soured yesterday as the Serious Fraud Office said it was investigating the Hong Kong-listed firm.
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SFO probes Crafar bid company transactions
The Serious Fraud Office is investigating the company seeking to buy more than $200m worth of dairy farms from the receivers of the Crafar companies.
![Fonterra in $42m Chinese farm deal](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=794)
Fonterra in $42m Chinese farm deal
Dairy giant Fonterra has released details of a $42m investment in a new Chinese dairy farm it says will soon house 3000 cows.
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Gareth Morgan: Debt adds extra pressure to sell assets
If foreigners can't use NZ dollars to buy NZ assets why would they be willing to hold New Zealand dollars?
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Foreign ownership vital - economist
A dramatic change in approvals of foreign ownership of farms could impact the wider overseas investment on which the country is dependent, says one economist.
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Celebrity interest in farm
A rugged piece of North Island farmland is said to be the battleground between two international rock stars with deep pockets.