Government ministers have confirmed approval for the sale of the Crafar farm estate to Chinese bidders Shaghai Pengxin.
The decision by two Government ministers to sell the Crafar Farms to the Shanghai Pengxin Group is wrong in law and, if not overturned by Judicial Review, sets up open season for any foreign buyers wanting New Zealand land, the Crafar Farms ...
Prime Minister John Key says he would not have a problem with state-owned Landcorp running the 16 Crafar farms under Chinese ownership.
New Zealand has hopes of regaining its $31 million beef trade with Malaysia now that it has resolved a six-year dispute over halal slaughter.
Internationally renowned researcher and frequent contributor to public debate on agriculture, Dr Rowarth will join the University of Waikato Management School in March as Professor of Agribusiness.