The Big Read: Fonterra power play

Dissidents want to trim the dairy giant’s board — is it just a bid to lift performance, or a sign of deeper political tensions? Jamie Gray looks at the issues

Ex-Fonterra boss Andrew Ferrier to chair Orion Health

Former Fonterra boss Andrew Ferrier has been appointed chairman of New Zealand software developer Orion Health and is already proving himself adept at dodging questions on a possible sharemarket listing by the fast-growing firm.

Farmers fired up over Fonterra

Fonterra leaders are facing a backlash from dairy farmers over a range of issues, including their choice of new chairman, being thrashed on milk payout by a tiny Waikato company, and a monster golden handshake to departing chief executive Andrew Ferrier.