Farmers agree to sell Fonterra's consumer brands, new flood map reveals hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders at risk, mechanic says WoF shake-up is 'overdue'.
Farmers agree to sell Fonterra's consumer brands
Fonterra's farmer shareholders have today voted in favour of selling its consumer businesses to French dairy giant Lactalis.
In August, Fonterra agreed to sell its major brands such as Mainland and Anchor for $3.845 billion. Today, a majority of the farmer shareholders agreed.
New flood map reveals hundreds of thousands of New Zealanders at risk
More than 750,000 New Zealanders currently live in areas at risk of major flooding – a number that could rise to 900,000 with 3C of global warming.
The figures come from a five-year national research programme led by Earth Sciences New Zealand, which has also launched the country’s first consistent nationwide flood hazard viewer.
WoF shake-up 'overdue', but Kiwis will need to change habits – mechanic
A mechanic believes a look at the Warrant of Fitness system was "overdue", but said Kiwis would need to change some of their habits for the proposed changes to work.
Yesterday, the Government opened a series of proposed changes to transport law up for public consultation, with a shakeup to the frequency of WoF and CoF A checks among the ideas put forward.
Watch: Trump reveals what he thinks of NZ, shares a joke with Luxon
Some 'Kiwi banter' went down at the first face-to-face meeting of the US President and New Zealand's PM.
ONE SURPRISING PRE-RACE MEAL
Thousands of people are in the final stages of preparing for New Zealand's largest marathon this weekend.
Around 17,000 runners will take part in the Auckland Marathon, hitting the pavement for 11km, 21km or 42km early this Sunday.
Could a simple carb be the key to a better performance? Lucy Bendell reports.
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