Papal visit
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
Synlait’s $112 million bid for South Canterbury dairy processor Dairyworks has been given the green light by the Overseas Investment Office.
Craigmore Sustainables will invest $38 million to convert 137ha of established dairy farm at Kerikeri into a kiwifruit orchard.
A newly published report by KPMG shows that in the last two years China has been the single biggest offshore investor in the New Zealand dairy sector, placing 28% of the $1.3 billion that came into dairy and milk processing from offshore.
The president of Shanghai Pengxin Investments in New Zealand, Terry Lee, says the company's future investment in the NZ dairy industry is being thwarted.
A group of red meat farmers seeking industry reforms have not given up hope despite bleeding support.
The Overseas Investment Office needs more resources, but a reform of legislation is not on the cards because of lack of political support, Prime Minister John Key says.
Prime Minister John Key says the decision to reject a Chinese bid for Lochinvar Station was nothing to do with politics.
OPINION: European farmers are going to extreme lengths to have their message heard.
OPINION: The hustle and bustle of one of Bangkok's most popular fast food outlets may feel a world away from…