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Farmers give Fonterra green light

Fonterra's farmer shareholders today voted in favour of the Trading Among Farmers proposal, approving plans to make its stock tradeable among themselves, freeing up capital for new investments.

Fonterra farmers gather for landmark vote

Fonterra's farmers are voting today on whether to allow trading of shares in the co-op among themselves.

Beef + Lamb born

Wang firm invests in struggling biotech company

May Wang company invests in Genesis Research

May Wang increases payment plan to 6c

May Wang has upped her payment to creditors in her failed property development company to 6c in the dollar.

Fonterra farmers poised for landmark vote

Fonterra chief executive Andrew Ferrier says tomorrow's vote on whether to start share-trading among farmers is the most important decision for its farmers since the co-op was created.

May Wang creditors say yes to 2c payout plan

May Wang's creditors have "overwhelmingly" voted in favour of a repayment plan that will see them get 2c in the dollar back.

World dairy prices predicted to fall as supply builds

GDP up 0.6pc - economy now growing for a year

Economic activity grew 0.6 per cent in the March 2010 quarter, says latest GDP stats.

Landcorp says its Crafar offer a 'clean deal'

Landcorp, the state owned farming company, says its bid for the Crafar farms will be a "clean bid".

Landcorp says it will make Crafar offer

NZ annual deficit smallest since 1989

Current account deficit lowest in 20 years

NZ's annual current account deficit reached its lowest level in more than two decades in the year to March, new figures show.

Forecasters take rosier view

Montana wine becomes Brancott

The sun has set on one of NZ's major wine brands, Montana Wines, which will soon become Brancott Estate.