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Fonterra shares plunge
Fonterra Fund shares have dropped by 62 cents in early trading as markets digest the impact of the contamination scare on our biggest exporter.
Botulism scare: Fonterra braces for fallout
Fonterra's unit price is likely to take a hit this morning and the New Zealand dollar has already fallen to a month low.
Milk scare angers parents
Worried parents are flooding an infant formula company's hotline, amid revelations almost 68,000 cans of formula could be tainted with a botulism-causing bacterium.
Kiwi slumps on Fonterra botulism scare
The NZ dollar has dropped a cent and a half in reaction to Fonterra's announcement.
Liam Dann: One dirty pipe, so much damage
"One dirty pipe. It might have done less damage if it had exploded," writes Liam Dann.
Oz market expecting slow start
The Australian sharemarket is expected to start the week slowly today but should pick up after the release of key data.
Triumph of the geeks
Share traders are being replaced by maths geniuses who use supercomputers to beat the markets. But are the "quants" a force for good or evil?
Peter Lyons: Kiwi battlers losing power in economic apartheid
When politicians talk about making the labour market more flexible, it means ensuring that the demand and supply of labour determines the wage rate. writes Peter Lyons.
Kiwi dollar set to keep rising
The New Zealand dollar's rapid rise against Australia's currency is expected to continue.
New China heat on NZ baby formula
New Zealand's lucrative reputation for high-quality dairy produce continues to get a battering from the Chinese media.
Liquidation aims to protect all interests
Cynotech Holdings' chairman Allan Hawkins says the company was put into liquidation to protect "everybody's interests".
Special report: Taste of Kiwi a winner
Kiwi winemakers are often toasted for punching above their weight but what do foreigners really think of our vintages?
Fran O'Sullivan: Free-trade deal given shot in arm
Smart political footwork by Prime Minister John Key has put the South Korean free-trade agreement back on the agenda.
Trade warning on home buying ban
Plans by the Labour Party to exclude foreign buyers from the housing market have sparked more calls for restrictions and warnings about the risk of damaging the country's relationships with its major trading partners.
Tariffs hit hi-tech exports to Korea
New Zealand's primary-industry exports to South Korea such as dairy, meat and wine are being squeezed by tariffs imposed in the absence of a free trade agreement.
PM says Labour policy 'desperate'
Prime Minister John Key says Labour's new housing policy smacks of desperation by leader David Shearer.
Veterans drafted into FTA cause
A far cry from the stinking ruins of the war-ravaged city New Zealand's war veterans saw here 60 years ago, Seoul is now an attractive destination.
Jacobi: Japan's rising TPP profile boon for NZ
Japan's association with TPP marks a remarkable sea-change in Japanese policy and is full of consequence for New Zealand.
Sea monsters - the world's biggest ships
As shipping companies chase profits, they're building the biggest freighters the world has ever seen.