and Alexander Speirs New Zealand’s oldest dairy co-op celebrated its centenary anniversary on Monday evening. Staunchly independent and refreshingly different, Tatua has evolved from a dairy company of 10 farmers to an international business with nearly 400 staff and revenue approaching $250 million. Based on the outskirts of Morrinsville in Central Waikato, CEO Paul McGilvary describes the company as being …
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Millions at stake in milk scare stoush
It’s high-stakes for Fonterra and its more than 10,000 farmer shareholders as the dairy cooperative tries to halt Danone’s multimillion-dollar action in the High Court at Auckland. The French food conglomerate wants compensation for alleged damages of the more than half a billion dollars it claims to have suffered as a result of last year’s botulism scare. The scare ultimately …
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In front of the “biggest Cabinet Club of the year”, John Key delivered a rousing post-budget address in Auckland this afternoon. It was a top-drawer performance from the Prime Minister, earning full marks from the business leaders who had shelled out $500 to attend. “The bottom line of yesterday’s budget is, I think, the fruition of five and a half …
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Read More »Budget 2014: At a Glance
Official Government ‘ need to know’ facts and figures from the 2014 budget. Balanced and responsible management of the New Zealand economy continues, allowing more investment in families and public assets (All figures for four years to 2017/18 unless otherwise stated). Looking ahead to the results of responsible economic management Economic growth forecast to average 2.8 per cent over the next …
Read More »Aaron Quintal: A pop song Budget for a rock star economy?
Budget 2014 is first and foremost a conservative budget. You could only be disappointed if you went into it expecting something spectacular. This budget didn’t disappoint because we got exactly what we expected: more of the same. This is not a budget that will change anyone’s opinion of the Government, be they friend or foe. But it does allow the …
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With Finance Minister Bill English set to deliver his sixth budget for the country, newzealandinc.com looks at five key themes to consider for the upcoming year’s financial framework. 1. Surplus – It’s been six years in the making and English will finally get to confirm this afternoon that the nation’s books are set to get out of the red. It seemed …
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Finance Minister Bill English has unveiled his sixth budget, setting the fiscal agenda for NZ just months out from the election. Since 2009, English has worked towards bringing New Zealand back to surplus and has finally been able to confirm what seemed like a distant goal in the wake of the global financial crisis. In what he previewed as a …
Read More »Chicken Little – Sky ain’t about to fall (ANZ)
The “bubble” is not about to burst, and we don’t find “Chicken Little” style commentary useful – say ANZ’s Morning Brief authors. “That said, New Zealand is facing challenges, as we have highlighted many times before, and with euphoria sky high according to both business and consumer confidence surveys, it’s perhaps timely to remind readers of that. New Zealand is …
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