The Court of Appeal emphatically threw out the Sir Michael Fay-led challenge to Shanghai Pengxin”s bid for the 16 Crafar farms and with it, hopefully, one of the most xenophobically charged episodes of commercial behaviour in New Zealand. Lest I be accused of “triumphalism”, let me just say that the court”s robust decision restores much-needed clarity to New Zealand”s foreign …

The Court of Appeal emphatically threw out the Sir Michael Fay-led challenge to Shanghai Pengxin's bid for the 16 Crafar farms and with it, hopefully, one of the most xenophobically charged episodes of commercial behaviour in New Zealand.

By Brierley Penn Tourism New Zealand is leveraging the global profile of The Hobbit by promoting the Middle-earth fantasy as an attainable experience to prospective Chinese tourists. “New Zealand features on the bucket lists of many international travellers,” says TourismNZ chief executive Kevin Bowler. “The key is providing them with an incentive to actually make the trip, and the Middle-earth …