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$10.9 million granted to food researchers

Food researchers have been granted $10.9 million under a new Government scheme designed to encourage scientific brilliance and boost exports.

Round-the-clock dairy trade portal on trial

Trial runs for a new online platform designed to provide an electronic global marketplace for day-to-day trading of dairy products are set to take place over the next few months, according to its backers.

Silver Fern board won't be moved

Silver Fern Farms chairman Rob Hewett said the board remained convinced that a joint venture proposal from Shanghai Maling Aquarius was the best choice.

Landcorp backs alternative Silver Fern plan

State owned farmer Landcorp says it supports an alternative recapitalisation plan for the giant meat company.

Fran O'Sullivan: TPP needs own investment

Tim Groser has a sales job in front of him after the Trans-Pacific Partnership kept the doors open wide to foreign investment in Auckland's red hot housing market.

John Ballingall: TPP's legacy goes beyond tariffs

As dust settles on TPP negotiations, much attention will turn to analysing the full text of the agreement and understanding its costs and benefits, writes John Ballingall.

Editorial: Kiwis deserve quick end to TPP secrecy

Most people will be more than aware that, like all public relations campaigns, this one will not reveal the full picture.

TPP access outweighs imperfections

It may be difficult at first for observers to grasp the magnitude of what has happened with the trade liberalisation deal just reached in the TPP.

Alternate plan pushed for SFF

A group of Silver Fern Farms shareholders who oppose the company's proposed joint venture with Shanghai Maling Aquarius say their offer of a $90 million alternative capital raising proposal remains a live issue just days before the deal goes to the vote.

Biggest deal in a generation

New Zealand and 11 other countries strike Pacific trade pact - a deal that will affect 40 per cent of world's economy.

Cars, drugs, top trade list for Pacific nations

What deals have other countries by signing up to the TPP deal?

Fran O'Sullivan: TPP deal - Tim Groser puts foie gras on dead rats

OPINION: Trade Minister conceded a few nasty points but his brinksmanship in TPP negotiations allows him to stare down critics, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

Property saddles pensioners with 6.3ha millstone

Angela and Milan Erceg cannot afford to keep their $1.5 million property on Marsden Point Rd outside Whangarei but nor does anyone want to buy it.

Dairy price hike tipped for this week

This week's GlobalDairyTrade auction is shaping up to be another strong one.

Fran O'Sullivan: Equality sets top table of Silver Fern Farm's joint venture

Recapitalised meat processor's two chairmen hen Wei Ping and Rob Hewett will bring different values to Silver Fern Farms.

Graham Turley: Efficiency gains key to future

Investors love a good success story, and few local stories have the blockbuster appeal of New Zealand dairy, writes Graham Turley.

Food is the new global issue

Fonterra's Spierings asks for pay freeze

Fonterra's chief executive has asked for a freeze on his $4m salary.