Fonterra
Dairy giant reports stronger half-year result
The dairy co-operative Fonterra has reported a slightly stronger half year profit as it puts more milk volumes into higher value products.
Spinning yarns from our farms
A media campaign about "New Zealand's red meat story" is in the pipeline. It follows a recent ad campaign putting dairy farmers front and centre to boost the image of Fonterra. Is the farming lobby… Audio
Spinning yarns from our farms
A media campaign about "New Zealand's red meat story" is in the pipeline. It follows a recent ad campaign putting dairy farmers front and centre to boost the image of Fonterra. Is the farming lobby…
AudioCo-op economy mapped for first time
The New Zealand Co-operative Economy report is a collaboration between Co-operative Business New Zealand and researchers from Massey & Auckland Universities. Lisa Callagher is a senior lecturer in the… Audio
Protesters chain themselves to Fonterra factory gate
A handful of people have chained themselves to a South Canterbury Fonterra factory, to protest against the organisation's burning of coal to power its processing plants.
Chemical scare at Fonterra plant
Part of Fonterra's Waikato factory was shut down after a chemical scare.
ASB expects Fonterra to lift forecast payout early next year
A rural economist expects the dairy co-operative, Fonterra, to lift its forecast payout early next year. Audio
Lewis Road Creamery to take on Fonterra
The boutique dairy company Lewis Road Creamery is preparing to take legal action against Fonterra.
Lewis Road accuses Fonterra of milking chiller space
Fonterra is being accused by a boutique dairy company of trying to stifle smaller producers, but the dairy giant says it is playing fairly.
Fonterra says loss-making China Farms critical to China growth
Fonterra's chair says the loss-making China Farms remains critically important to the dairy cooperative's long-term strategy, whether or not it turns a profit. Audio
Global dairy prices rise
Prices have risen in the global dairy auction overnight, driven in part by the drop in Fonterra's milk production.
Fundamentals change for dairy sector
The latest rise in dairy prices in the fortnightly auction is lifting hopes that Fonterra can again lift its forecast payout to farmers. Audio
'Phenomenally good': Kaikōura milk trucks get through
Life is finally getting back to normal for Kaikōura dairy farmer Simon Mackle after last month's massive earthquake. Video
Dairy farmers relieved by milk price jump
The whole-milk powder price jumped nearly 20 percent at Fonterra's overnight auction, but dairy farmers say it is too soon to celebrate. Audio
Video: Bill English on the PM's delayed India visit
In Focus - Deputy Prime Minister Bill English on the Prime Minister's plane-delayed trip to India, arrests over repackaged Fonterra milk powder in China and his cancelled meeting with pro-democracy… Video
Fonterra launches review after China milk powder arrests
Fonterra has launched a review after 19 people in China were arrested for selling milk powder that should have been destroyed. Audio
Fonterra launches internal review over milk seller rules
Fonterra has launched an internal review after people in China were arrested for on-selling milk powder that was past its Best By date and should have been destroyed. Audio
Expired NZ milk powder repackaged for sale in China
Fonterra is working to trace how almost three hundred tonnes of expired milk powder that was repackaged and sold illegally in China. Police in China arrested 19 people over the weekend in relation to… Audio
Silo collapse investigation finds cracks in four others
Investigations into the collapse of a silo full of 500 tonnes of milk at a Fonterra processing plant have discovered cracks in four other silos.
