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Rod Oram on Fonterra result and its future

Fonterra’s new strategy could make its farmer-shareholders wealthier, but only if it achieves two significant culture changes it has so far barely begun.

Rod Oram
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Oram: Could a constitution save us from chaos?

The best argument for a written constitution is to watch the UK’s descent into political chaos and democratic disarray.

Rod Oram
environment

Newsroom is Covering Climate Now

Newsroom joins 250 media organisations internationally who are highlighting global climate change in the week leading to a critical United Nations summit.

Tim Murphy
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A deepening despair in Brexit-land

In his very short UK premiership to date Boris Johnson has gambled mightily on his Brexit strategy and has so far lost spectacularly.

Rod Oram
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The constitutional case for Boris Johnson

Oliver Hartwich looks at the arguments in favour of Boris Johnson’s “mild course of action” in proroguing Parliament.

Oliver Hartwich
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Testing times for UK democracy

British democracy has been shown to be more fragile than thought, and the next two months will test it to the limits.

Rod Oram
Week in Review

Newsroom joins 170 media on climate

In the week before the next big UN meeting next month, media will focus on the world’s biggest issue, the existential challenges of climate change. Newsroom has joined the global effort.

Newsroom Contributor
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Fed Farmers’ dangerous climate strategy

By distorting the climate truth Federated Farmers is making its members complacent about their performance and blind to the threats they face.

Rod Oram
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Fonterra’s last chance to reform and rebuild

If Fonterra wants to recover from this low point in its history and thrive it needs a bold new and practical strategy, not a tidy up of its failed one, says Rod Oram.

Rod Oram
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Rod Oram: A darkening outlook for global trade

With a worsening trade war between the US and China and Britain about to crash out of the EU, global trade tensions continue to grow.

Rod Oram
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Getting ready for the food revolution

The food production status quo is being fiercely defended by companies, lobbyists, and conservative politicians, but the tides of change will soon overwhelm them.

Rod Oram
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CEOs need to talk tough to National on climate

Business leaders serious about transforming our economy need to take on National over its irresponsible politicking on climate change, says Rod Oram.

Rod Oram
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Rod Oram: ‘Let true farming leaders lead’

The dairy and red meat sectors are playing games and employing delaying tactics rather than facing up to climate change, says Rod Oram.

Rod Oram
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Crucial moves on cutting car and truck emissions

Rod Oram digs into the detail of the Clean Car Standard and the Clean Car Discount policies announced this week.

Rod Oram
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Hit the lowest hanging fruit to cut carbon

If we just focus on a few things within road transport, we’ll be well on our way to meeting climate change targets.

Paul Winton
environment

Time to pull finger on Zero Carbon

This year is shaping up to be a banner one for New Zealand’s response to climate change. Rohan MacMahon and Lance Wiggs say it’s time for business to step up.

Rohan MacMahon
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Oram: Why Westland is being gobbled up by Yili

Westland’s dairy farmers are expected to vote to sell Westland Milk to China’s Yili for $588m next week. Rod Oram details their two big historic failures that led to the sale, and what the rest of New Zealand exporters can learn from it.

Rod Oram
Business

No mention of fossils in OIO application

The Overseas Investment Office has revealed Plaman Resources’ controversial Otago mining application failed to mention the fossils site despite having commissioned an ecological report.

Farah Hancock
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Rod Oram: Ireland goes where NZ fears to tread

For decades, Irish farmers, scientists and politicians have flocked to New Zealand to learn how we farm so well. Rod Oram says they saw us as global leaders, but no longer.

Rod Oram
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Rebelling against extinction

Around the world, people are getting more anxious, angry and engaged about climate change.

Rod Oram
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Politicking and pleading over climate crisis regulation

Seven of our largest manufacturers are now pleading for even more special treatment to minimise the impact of climate change regulation on them.

Rod Oram
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