Dismissed fisherman awarded $80,000
A Nelson fisherman accused of telling competitors of deep sea fishing giant Sealord where the good fishing spots are has won $80,000 in an unjustified dismissal case.
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Milk scare claims first scalp
The Fonterra contamination scare has claimed its first scalp with Gary Romano, Managing Director NZ Milk Products, resigning with immediate effect.
More countries ban Fonterra products
Former Soviet republics Belarus and Kazakhstan have joined Russia in banning Fonterra dairy products.
Illegal kiwifruit pulled out ... a year later
Kiwifruit growers are concerned that a Government agency appears to have waited for a year before acting against possibly-diseased illegal vines - and that it acted only once another agency became involved.
NZ: 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.
Bryce 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.
Botulism scare big news in China
Fears that NZ milk products could contain bacterium that may cause botulism is big news in China, with the story featuring prominently in major newspapers.
Botulism scare: Mass recall of NZ dairy
Authorities have recalled up to 1000 tonnes of dairy products across NZ and seven others, after Fonterra announced tests had found a bacterium that could cause botulism.
Botulism scare caused by dirty pipe
The potential contamination of Fonterra products with botulism occurred as a result of a dirty pipe at the company's Hautapu plant, it says.
Exemption for Maori quota to go
Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy has signalled he will dump a plan to exempt firms holding Maori fishing quota from a law change which outlaws the use of foreign flagged fishing vessels in New Zealand.
Ray-treated food on way
Irradiated Australian tomatoes and capsicums will arrive for the first time on shop shelves soon.
Snapper cuts on table
Recreational fishers face big cuts to the number of snapper fish they can catch in one of New Zealand's most popular fishing areas.
China meat exports to restart
An agreement has been reached in Beijing to ensure New Zealand meat exports to China can resume on a normal basis.
Wairarapa homes, roads flooded under irrigation plans
Farms, homes and roads would be totally submerged in a massive dam lake under proposed irrigation plans for Wairarapa.
Editorial: Enough talk - action needed on water issues
Editorial: Two recent events ought to have injected some urgency into the quest for cleaner, fairer and better use of New Zealand's most valuable resource, water.
Passenger's two crates of mangoes
An attempt by an airline passenger to bring two crates of fresh mangoes into NZ could have had dire consequences if the fruit reached our orchards, says border security.