Northland goat farmers strike settlement with Bank of New Zealand

Northland goat farmers strike settlement with Bank of New Zealand
Barry and Judy Foote have been milking goats since the 1970s. (Image: Jason Dorday/NZME)
Riley Kennedy
Garth Bray
A well-known Northland dairy goat couple have reached a confidential settlement with their now-former bank after it threatened to put their farm through a mortgagee sale.Barry and Judy Foote had been longstanding customers of the Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ), but, as BusinessDesk reported in May, the two got into a dispute over its moves to sell its properties at speed.The Footes milked goats on their farm, north of Whangārei, for decades and had been supplying shareholders of the Hamilton-based Dairy Goat Co-operative since its formation.At its...

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