On The Money: CSI Hawkesby, The Mainland break-up, Mark Lister, Gareth Morgan, Elle Archer, and the Air NZ bros

The suspects this week. (Image: NZME/Supplied/BusinessDesk)

Sat, 23 Aug 2025

On The Money (OTM) is our column of general frippery we observed within the worlds of business and government this week.After 15 months of suspense, Fonterra has finally dumped Mainland. On Friday, it sealed a $3.85 billion deal with Lactalis. On the street outside Fonterra HQ, Anchor Milk signs were being carried out under the arms of departing employees like family portraits in a messy divorce.Close behind them was Fonterra’s dealmaker, Mike Cronin, wandering off for a coffee and looking very much like a man who hadn’t been h...

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