19 Oct 2021

Business commentator Pattrick Smellie

From Nine To Noon, 11:07 am on 19 October 2021
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The proposals relating to the Fonterra Shareholders Fund which Pattrick says appear to perpetuate the cooperative's inability to deal with the contradiction at the heart of its existence - that what farmers want doesn't necessarily make Fonterra a great company.

Also the huge challenge facing employers - how to deal with the unvaccinated, including workers, visitors, clients, contractors. 

Pattrick Smellie is the editor and co-founder of BusinessDesk and has reported on the New Zealand economy and business since 1983.

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