Happy Valley Nutrition without director after chair quits

Happy Valley Nutrition without director after chair quits
The company had planned to build a factory in Otorohanga. (Image: Happy Valley Nutrition)
Riley Kennedy
The administrators of wannabe milk processor Happy Valley Nutrition are figuring out what to do after its last remaining director quit the board.As of Friday evening, the Australian securities exchange-listed (ASX) company, which has been in administration since July, has been left without a director after former chair Kevin Bush’s resignation.Happy Valley Nutrition (HVN) was planning to build a dairy factory in the Waikato town of Otorohanga but essentially ran out of capital.McGarthNicol’s Andrew Grenfell and Kare Johnstone initia...

More Primary Sector

Less than 10% of Provincial Growth Fund loans repaid
Primary Sector

Less than 10% of Provincial Growth Fund loans repaid

Of nearly $366m paid out in loans, just over $34m has been repaid.

Michael Neilson 04 Nov 2025
Mammoth application for Santana gold mine
Primary Sector

Mammoth application for Santana gold mine

A 9,400-page submission targets what is said to be NZ's largest gold find in 40 years.

Pattrick Smellie 03 Nov 2025
Rising volumes push Port of Tauranga profit outlook higher
Primary Sector

Rising volumes push Port of Tauranga profit outlook higher

Port of Tauranga expects its full-year net profit after tax to fall somewhere between $137 million and $147m.The NZX-listed port company’s container volumes increased 9% to 319,649 TEUs in the first three months to Sept 30.Total trade increased 5.9% in volume compared to the same...

Staff reporters 31 Oct 2025