Business
Primary Sector
Fonterra's carrot looks more like a stick
Fonterra Cooperative Group recently announced it will pay farmers more for sustainable, high-quality milk, but it turns out it's more of a stick than a carrot. The dairy exporter is introducing a cooperative difference payment of up to 10 cents per kilogram of milk solids if a...
Primary Sector
NZ horticulture cruising, but facing headwinds
The origins of the oft repeated adage that 'an apple a day keeps the doctor away', may date back more than 100 years but can certainly be applied to New Zealand’s covid-19 economic health. Arguably, the country’s horticulture industry has been the pick of the bunch through and...
Opinion
Victoria Young: ON THE MONEY: Fletcher, Stiassny, CBL and more
Welcome to On the Money, BusinessDesk’s weekly column on money and the people making it. (Fletcher Building chief Ross Taylor pictured above)Fletcher boss in iso Poor Fletcher Building can’t shake the impact of covid-19. At the end of January it was the 10th largest on the NZX by...
Law & Regulation
Sacked Auditor-General won't get compensation
Former Auditor-General Martin Matthews will not be compensated for losing his job in 2017 even though the parliamentary committee reviewing his case has recognised the many flaws identified in the sacking process. Matthews had petitioned the Officers of Parliament select commi...
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