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Lochinver purchase stalls
The sale of Lochinver station to Chinese interests spearheaded by Shanghai Pengxin reignited concerns about farm sales to foreigners during the election campaign.

Changes in dairy call for a response
Fran O'Sullivan asks, when is enough enough when it comes to Chinese investment in the New Zealand dairy sector?

Night milking producing melatonin-rich milk
Milking cows under the cover of darkness has helped to produce a milk powder high in the sleep-promoting hormone Melatonin.

Summer superyacht visits soar
The number of superyachts arriving in New Zealand this summer has soared from 37 to 57 compared to last year with the biggest of them all, Serene, extending its stay for maintenance.

Your Business: NZ International Business Awards finalists - Ari Sargent, Powershop
Ari Sargent is the chief executive of power company Powershop.

Your Business: NZ International Business Awards finalists - Sarah Perry, SnapComms
Sarah Perry is chief operating officer and half owner of SnapComms, which produces employee communications software.

Your Business: NZ International Business Awards finalists - Dan Radcliffe, International Volunteer HQ
Dan Radcliffe is the founder and executive director of volunteer travel agency International Volunteer HQ.

Jane Kelsey: Trade deal hands US power to rewrite NZ laws
"Certification" seems a benign enough word. But it hides an extraordinary power that the United States is expected to assert if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is concluded.

Guidelines needed for manuka honey labels
The Government and the honey industry need to move quickly to set labelling guidelines for manuka honey after a nationwide warning was issued in Britain, Food Safety Minister Nikki Kaye says.

Former FBI tech guru joins Wynyard board
Wynyard Group, the Kiwi developer of intelligence-gathering software used by companies and governments, has appointed a former FBI high-flyer to its advisory board.

Rakon to sign US$56m Huawei contract
Rakon will today sign a letter of intent with Huawei Technologies, quadrupling its sales to the company to US$56 million over the next five years.

The singular vision of Peter Thiel
Why is this internet billionaire so keen on New Zealand? And why are we handing him taxpayers' money to invest? Chris Barton reports.