CompaniesFormula 1080 threat sends dollar downThe New Zealand dollar dropped by half a US cent on news of a threat to contaminate infant and other formula with 1080 poison.10 Mar 04:00 PM
EconomyFury over formula threatThreats to contaminate infant formula with 1080 pesticide have been described as despicable and sick - but have caused more outrage than fear.10 Mar 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy prices up 1.1pc overnightDairy product prices rose in the latest overnight GlobalDairyTrade auction.03 Mar 06:00 PM
CompaniesOz co-op confirms milk price forecastMurray Goulburn, Australia's biggest dairy co-operative, has confirmed a full-year forecast farmgate price of A$6 per kg of milk solids.02 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessTerms of trade fall 1.9%New Zealand's export dollar does not stretch as far as it did, after the terms of trade fell 1.9 per cent in the last three months of 2014.02 Mar 04:00 PM
AgribusinessFonterra 'on track' to hit payoutFonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini rejects the notion that the co-operative is playing safe in keeping this season's farm gate milk price forecast at $4.70 a kilogram of milksolids.26 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessForecast brighter for FonterraFonterra's board will have reason for cautious optimism when it meets tomorrow to review its farmgate milk price forecast for 2014/15.23 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy prices surge at latest auctionDairy prices posted their fifth consecutive gain at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction.17 Feb 06:00 PM
BDBDBanking and financeFonterra expands in NetherlandsFonterra Co-operative Group has commissioned a new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the Netherlands, its first wholly-owned and operated ingredients plant in Europe.17 Feb 04:00 PM
BDBDAgribusinessChina's rulers in survival modeEconomic reform in China, one of New Zealand's largest trading partners accounting for 22 per cent of exports, is a lower priority than trying to save the Communist Party, according to Wall Street....12 Feb 04:00 PM
AgribusinessPrices surge at latest dairy auctionDairy prices spiked higher at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction, the GDT price index gaining 9.4 per cent since the last sale on January 21.03 Feb 07:06 PM
EconomyMilk supply dip should lift pricesReduced dairy production is expected to translate into higher prices at Wednesday's GlobalDairyTrade auction.01 Feb 04:30 PM
BusinessFonterra, Danone to fight behind closed doorFonterra will be spared having its multimillion-dollar fight with French food giant Danone spilling back into the public arena this year.01 Feb 04:00 PM
TelecommunicationsDirector of Spark NZ resignsSpark New Zealand director Maury Leyland will resign from the telecommunications company's board from the end of next month.28 Jan 03:17 AM
AgribusinessPrices rise at dairy auctionPrices continued to improve at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index gaining 1 per cent since the last sale a fortnight ago.20 Jan 05:20 PM
AgribusinessConfidence draining in key dairy regionsFalling milk powder prices have hit consumers' economic confidence in the key dairy regions of Southland and the Waikato, says Westpac.13 Jan 04:00 PM
AgribusinessPrices rise at latest dairy auctionDairy farmers were offered a respite from what has so far been a dismal season for prices after the GlobalDairyTrade index gained 3.6 per cent at the first auction for 2015.07 Jan 04:00 PM
AgribusinessPrices up in first dairy auction of 2015The international dairy trade has started 2015 on a positive note at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, up 3.6 per cent on last month's auction.06 Jan 05:20 PM
BusinessFonterra subsidiary plan sparks fearsFonterra's plan to allow non-members to supply it with milk has sparked fears that it could end up eroding the group's co-operative base.05 Jan 04:00 PM
AgribusinessDairy prices improve at latest auctionDairy prices mostly improved at this morning’s GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index gaining 2.4 per cent.16 Dec 06:15 PM