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The reform of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) need not be radical but there will be some changes, Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor has indicated.

Westland Milk Products says the DIRA is still needed, but with some changes.

Here are excerpts from Fonterra’s submission to the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) review, signed by chief executive Miles Hurrell.

Fonterra farmers say the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 (DIRA) has achieved its purpose — now it's time for a new act.

West Coast milk processor Westland Milk is supporting an end to open entry provisions the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA).

Fonterra says some aspects of the dairy industry regulations are “tipping the playing field in favour of foreign exporters, at the expense of Kiwi farmers”.

Fifty dairy farmers — mostly Fonterra shareholders – and others met recently in Morrinsville to discuss DIRA’s role in milk production in 2018.

The Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) appears to be preventing Fonterra from effectively managing some aspects of its farmers’ environmental performance, says a discussion document from MPI.

Fonterra says it is ready to work with the Government on the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) review.

Fonterra farmers have been unhappy with aspects of the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act (DIRA) for some time.