A Waikato farmer says he is suspicious and distrustful of a reported foreign takeover of the debt-ridden Crafar farms.

The Chinese-owned company wanting to buy the balance of the Crafar farms would be the first vertically integrated dairy business in NZ.

Kiwis concerned about NZ farms being sold to foreign investors have no one to blame but themselves, writes Bernard Hickey.

An x-ray illustrates in shocking detail how a Chinese boy was stabbed through the head after a row over a video game.