The New Zealand dollar recovered some ground on confidence trade with China would not be as severely affected as first thought by a food contamination scare at Fonterra Cooperative Group, the nation’s largest company. The kiwi rose to 78.05 US cents at 8am in Wellington from 77.71 cents at 5pm yesterday. The trade-weighted index advanced to 74.04 from 73.81 yesterday. …

Fonterra Cooperative Group chief executive Theo Spierings has expressed regret at a Chinese media conference for consumer anxiety caused by revelations that batches of whey protein had been contaminated. The conference was broadcast live on the Reuters livestation website and translated into Chinese. The three contaminated batches were used in the manufacture of infant formula and sports drinks. “We regret …

The New Zealand dollar may decline this week as some traders deem its recent rise above 80 US cents as overdone and as potential damage to exports from a food contamination scare at dairy giant Fonterra Cooperative Group weighs on sentiment. The local currency may trade between 75.50 US cents and 80.60 cents this week, according to a BusinessDesk survey …