A member of Prime Minister John Key’s press office, Jason Ede, hacked into Labour Party computers and stole donor and membership information, according to a new book by political journalist and activist Nicky Hager.  Ede then bragged to right-wing Auckland blogger Cameron Slater, known as “Whaleoil”, about using transient internet addresses to hide his tracks, it says.  Hager’s book, “Dirty Politics”, is at …

Fonterra Chief Executive Theo Spierings says Fonterra will partner with leading Chinese infant food manufacturer Beingmate Baby and Child Food – a company part of the greater Beingmate Group. Once the deal has gained regulatory approval, Fonterra and Beingmate will form a joint venture to purchase Fonterra’s Darnum plant in Australia and establish a distribution agreement to sell Fonterra’s Anmum …