By Jan Bierman, Rare HQ The second China Business Summit, hosted by the Auckland Chamber of Commerce and NZ Inc Ltd, was held on the 16 October 2013, at the Langham Hotel, Auckland. The focus of this year’s summit was on how New Zealand can lift its game in the wake of the Fonterra botulism scare, and on the changing …

Shanghai Pengxin, which bought the Crafar family farms in a controversial deal last year, and the Synlait founders are offering $85.7 million to buy South Island dairy farmer Synlait Farms. SFL Holdings, a joint venture between Pengxin and Synlait Farms chief executive Juliet Maclean and director John Penno, is offering $2.10 a share to Synlait Farms investors in a full …

By Laura Walters To regain the confidence of Chinese consumers and regulators New Zealand needs to get rid of “corrupt cowboys” trading off Brand New Zealand, a communications expert says. Marco Marinkovich, head of communications agency Creative Bank, said New Zealand had a long way to go to restore trust in Brand NZ. Speaking about the fallout from the Fonterra …