Is Fonterra’s Sir Henry van der Heyden staying on past his use-by date as the dairy co-operative’s chairman to protect chairman-elect John Wilson from a boardroom coup? That question was doing the rounds even before Fonterra confirmed on September 27 that van der Heyden would not step down from the board as expected this December when he hands over the …

Iwi groups yet to complete their Treaty settlements will be offered the opportunity to participate in the Government share offer programme, Finance Minister Bill English and Treaty Negotiations Minister Chris Finlayson say. “This is a result of our constructive engagement with Iwi leaders and their technical advisers,” the ministers say. “It is another example of how direct engagement with the …

The Supreme Court has rejected a bid by two North Island iwis to overturn Shanghai Pengxin’s successful bid for the Crafar farms. The court’s decision to reject the iwi’s appeal against the recent Court of Appeal’s judgment upholding Shanghai Pengxin as having the requisite business acumen and experience to run the dairy farm business is good news for all other …