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AgResearch defends Fonterra tests
AgResearch has defended its testing of Fonterra's whey concentrate products that led to a false alarm over the presence of a botulism toxin.
Innovation key to beating copycats
Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but engineering firm Howick has had its innovative machinery ripped off at least five times.
Making it here, by selling it there
Riding a volatile currency is a perennial bugbear for New Zealand exporters, but overcoming that problem has created resilient businesses, says one expert.
Research first, sales second
Before Elizabeth Barbalich had a single tube of her Antipodes skincare and beauty range on New Zealand shop shelves, she had thoroughly investigated exporting.
Tech can't replace human touch
Seasonz Travel is in the business of exporting New Zealand's scenery, adrenalin-pumping thrills and sumptuous luxury lodges to the world.
Abe's Bagels - Oz market no easy touch
Taking a bite out of the Australian snack market has created opportunities for Abe's Bagel Crisps, but the venture hasn't been without its challenges.
Good advice worth paying for
Airline industry veteran Mark McCaughan says paying for good advice is the best investment he has made in building up his business overseas.
Stoush brews between Moa and winery
A foreign-owned Marlborough winery's attempt to stop Moa Beer from expanding its brewery "reeks of French snobbery", says chief executive Geoff Ross.
Patience key to China: bank boss
National Australia Bank boss Cameron Clyne believes the key to tapping into trade in China is patience.
Fonterra boss not told fast enough
Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says he wasn't informed of the contamination event that led to the company's botulism fiasco quickly enough.
Plastic led to milk scare
Fonterra has found reprocessing that occurred after plastic was found in whey protein at its Hautapu plant led to its recent contamination scare.
Index shows export commodity prices up 26pc
Export commodity prices rose 0.7 per cent last month in both world price and New Zealand dollar terms.
Export prices good but trade balance worsens
Export and import prices moved in New Zealand's favour in the June quarter, but the effect was swamped by lower export volumes and rising imports.
Kiwi exporters too naive about China: experts
China is fast becoming our dominant trading partner, but Kiwi business leaders based there say many New Zealand exporters are still taking a naive approach.
Firms must push Kiwi link
World-leading Kiwi exporters need to champion New Zealand more ardently in foreign markets as the country is still perceived by some as being slow to innovate.
Council meets to thrash out Unitary Plan
The Auckland Council is sitting down for a three-day meeting this morning to work out the final shape of its controversial Unitary Plan.
Milk scares prompt trade experts plan
New Zealand may boost the number of trade specialists in Asia in the wake of Fonterra's botulism and DCD scares, Prime Minister John Key says.
NZ export limbo but China demand high
New Zealand dairy exports remain stuck on Chinese wharves, more than three weeks since Fonterra's botulism contamination crisis erupted.
Council puts brakes on port expansion
The Auckland Council is set to put the brakes this week on Ports of Auckland expanding its operations any further into the Waitemata Harbour.
Liam Dann: Fonterra, horror year? Yeah right
After Fonterra's Sri Lankan stand-off at the weekend it is tempting to say the company is having a shocker of a year, writes Liam Dann.
Bad milk, now fake honey?
Britain's Food Standards Agency has issued a nationwide warning about misleading and illegal claims made on the labels of manuka honey jars, in a worrying blow to the fast-growing Kiwi industry.