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China boosts milk monitoring
China's Government says it will step up monitoring of foreign infant formula products and "nurture" Chinese-made baby milk brands.

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.

Fran O'Sullivan: More professionalism needed with China
Fonterra would have been startled to wake up yesterday to the Herald's front-page photo of Sir Henry van der Heyden emblazoned with "Don't ever trust them", writes Fran O'Sullivan.

China clears Kiwi meat - Minister
New Zealand meat shipments stranded for weeks on Chinese wharves have received clearance from Chinese authorities, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says.

Sorry China: Ex-Fonterra head
Former Fonterra chairman Sir Henry van der Heyden has apologised to China, its people and Government for telling an audience never to trust the Chinese.

NZ and China discuss convertibility of currencies
New Zealand officials are in talks with their Chinese counterparts over making New Zealand dollars directly convertible with Chinese renminbi.

Blackmarket honey sales hit
A top producer calls for Govt action to curb blackmarket sales of Kiwi honey in China.

NZ meat hold-up in China continues
New Zealand sheep and beef meat is still held up at the Chinese border and officials say the documentation required to get the ball rolling only arrived in China today.

China meat blockade lifted
China's freeze on New Zealand meat imports is over says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.

Key: Technical issue holding up meat
John Key says the refusal by Chinese officials to clear containers of frozen meat being held at the border is simply because of confusion over documentation.

'Technical issues' holding up meat
Chinese measures to curb sales of counterfeit meat may be a factor in millions of dollars of exported New Zealand meat being held up on Chinese wharves.

Meat blockade a 'technical issue'
NZ meat exports held up on Chinese wharves may have been delayed partly due to Chinese efforts at curbing counterfeit meat sales, the PM has suggested.

NZ meat blocked at Chinese ports
A name change for a government ministry has resulted on New Zealand meat being blocked at Chinese ports, Labour has claimed.

Defence points finger at Zespri
A China importer says Zespri stood to gain more than it did by understating the value of kiwifruit for customs duty purposes.

Customers reassured NZ milk is safe
The Ministry of Primary Industries has reassured overseas consumers that NZ milk is safe after claims it could be contaminated with radioactive chemicals.

Air NZ cartel fight continues
The Commerce Commission is sticking to its guns in the long-running air cargo cartel case against Air NZ, which yesterday renewed its bid to have the case dropped.

Sandra Kyle and Lynley Tulloch: Factory farms an assault on humanity
Today, more than 70 billion animals are raised and killed for food worldwide annually, the majority in factory farms.