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Milk Pride denies neglect charges video

The country's largest share milking company is on trial for animal neglect.

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The trial regarding the ill-treatment of the cows is expected to last four weeks.

Starving cows suffered - Crown

Cows on a Bay of Plenty dairy farm were so chronically underfed that many had to be destroyed, a court has been told.

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The 13 dairy farms and three dry-stock farms total almost 8000 hectares and carry around 6000 cows (file)

Chinese company settles Crafar deal

Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin has settled its controversial purchase of 16 North Island Crafar farms after two years of legal challenges.f

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The farms were tipped into receivership in 2009 (file pic)

Crafar farms buyer pleased with ruling

The Chinese company set to buy the Crafar farms is pleased the Supreme Court has rejected an appeal to overturn the sale.

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Supreme Court rebuffs Crafar appeal bid

The Supreme Court has rejected a second attempt by two Maori trusts to overturn the sale of the Crafar Farms to Chinese buyer Shanghai Pengxin.

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Shanghai Pengxin reportedly offered $210 million for the farms (file pic)

Labour wants foreign investment reform

Labour says the company that has bought the Crafar farms won't bring "anything new to the table".

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The Crafar farms account for more than 50 percent of dairying land consented for foreign ownership since 2005

Data dispels NZ land ownership myth

New data shows less than 1.5 percent of New Zealand's total rural land area is in foreign hands.

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The genes of quality Kiwi Sheep are set to be exported to China if the Crafar deal is successful (file)

NZ sheep genes China-bound

A deal to sell the Crafar dairy farms to a Chinese company will also see the genes of Kiwi sheep exported to China.

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The Greens drafted the bill after the Crafar farms were sold to Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin

Foreign farm ownership to be debated

Parliament will debate a bill that would stop foreigners buying farms. The Green Party bill has been drawn from the member's ballot and they're looking forward to its first reading.

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One of the Crafar farms (file)

Iwi rejects Crafar Farms sale offer

North Island iwi involved in the dispute over the Crafar farms say they've been given a "ridiculously overpriced" offer to buy three of the 16 farms ahead of a court hearing next week.

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The Maori trusts would operate any farms they purchased (file pic)

Maori trusts seek to buy Crafar farms

Shanghai Pengxin, the Chinese company that controversially purchased 16 dairy farms owned by the Crafar family from receivers, is considering an offer for two farms from Maori trusts who were part of a rival New Zealand consortium.

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May Wang (file)

May Wang pleads guilty to charge

The woman who fronted a failed bid to buy the Crafar farms has pleaded guilty to a charge under the Companies Act.

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Federated Farmers say they would have preferred for the farms to be sold to kiwi buyers  (file pic)

Time to 'move on' from Crafar deal: Federated Farmers

Federated Farmers is urging everyone involved in the Crafar deal to just move on and make the best of the sale.

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Opponents to the Crafar farms sale to Shanghai Pengxin say the floodgates to foreign ownership have opened

More foreign ownership on way - opponents video

Opponents to the Crafar farms sale to Shanghai Pengxin say the floodgates to foreign ownership have opened.

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John Key talks about the Crafar farms decision and the Sky City casino and convention centre saga

John Key on the Crafar farm and Sky City deals video

John Key talks about the Crafar farms decision and the Sky City casino and convention centre saga.

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Opponents of the Crafar deal say this sale could open the floodgates to more foreign ownership (file)

Opponents to Crafar farms sale not happy video

Opponents of the Crafar deal say this sale could open the floodgates to more foreign ownership.

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Sir Michael Fay

Fay group confirms Crafar decision appeal

The New Zealand group confirmed it is appealing the court decision around the sale of the Crafar farms to Chinese buyers.

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The sale comes with 27 conditions the Government are calling 'stringent'

Crafar farms sold to Chinese video

The Government has approved the sale of Crafar farms to a Chinese-owned company this morning.

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If Winston is right and the Government approves the deal, it could go straight back to court

Winston: Govt will sell Crafar Farms to China

Winston Peters says the Government is on the cusp of announcing the sale of the Crafar farms to previously-denied Chinese company Shanghai Pengxin.

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David Shearer and Russel Norman (AAP)

PM rejects Greens' China pressure claim

John Key is rejecting claims that the Chinese govt is putting pressure on for the sale of the Crafar farms.

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