25 Jul 2025

Getting the spread on all things butter

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 25 July 2025

Why is butter so expensive? Can people power really make a difference? What happens if Fonterra leaves the NZ market?

We put all our butter questions to Emma Higgins, Senior Agricultural Analyst at Rabobank.

Then we talk to someone who has churned their own butter to find out if DIY spreads are an option. 

Big money for butter - as seen on TV: 1News on Tuesday reporting the bitter butter battle turning political.

Big money for butter - as seen on TV: 1News on Tuesday reporting the bitter butter battle turning political. Photo: screenshot / TVNZ 1News