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,...
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...
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...
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...