Fonterra likely to win right to refuse milk from ‘dirty dairy’ farmers

Fonterra likely to win right to refuse milk from ‘dirty dairy’ farmers

By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 2 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra looks likely to win the right to refuse to take milk from dairy farmers who fail to meet environmental, animal welfare and other standards important to the cooperative’s reputation under proposals released today. However,...

Pattrick Smellie 01 Nov 2018
5G spectrum allocation on track for early 2020: Faafoi

5G spectrum allocation on track for early 2020: Faafoi

By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Allocation of radio spectrum for the next generation of mobile telecommunications is still on track for early 2020 "if everything goes to plan," Communications Minister Kris Faafoi says. Telecommunications providers have been wait...

Pattrick Smellie 01 Nov 2018
FNZC likes NZX's funds management business, lowers target price

FNZC likes NZX's funds management business, lowers target price

By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 30 (BusinessDesk) - Broking house First NZ Capital sees NZX's funds management as one of its engines of growth, but has lowered its target share price until there's evidence that recent restructuring of the core market business is bearing fruit. In...

Pattrick Smellie 30 Oct 2018
Govt gives $19M boost to national 3D mapping initiative

Govt gives $19M boost to national 3D mapping initiative

By Pattrick Smellie Oct. 29 (BusinessDesk) - Councils that can't afford three-dimensional mapping of their territories stand to gain from a $19 million grant from the Provincial Growth Fund. Land Information and Economic Development ministers Eugenie Sage and Shane Jones an...

Pattrick Smellie 29 Oct 2018