Misguided campaign
OPINION: Last week, Greenpeace lit up Fonterra's Auckland headquarters with 'messages from the common people' - that the sector is polluting the environment.
Fonterra shareholders have voted to increase the allowance of directors and Co-operative Council members.
Co-op chairman Peter McBride’s allowance jumps $15,000 to $470,000 per annum.
Fonterra director fees lift $6000 to $191,000.
The motion to increase director allowance was approved by 85% of farmers at the co-op’s annual meeting in Rotorua today.
The motion to increase the remuneration of councillors was supported by 82% of shareholders.
The incoming council chair John Stevenson will now be paid $120,000, an increase of $10,000. Councillors get $38,500, an extra $1000.
A motion to retain KPMG as auditor for another year was passed by 97% of shareholders.
Almost 96% of shareholders also voted in favour ratifying the appointment of Scott St John as a director for another three year term.
St John was appointed to the Fonterra board in 2016.
He was the chief executive officer of First NZ Capital (FNZC) for 15 years, stepping down from that role in early 2017.
He is the chair of Fisher and Paykel Healthcare and serves on the board of ANZ Bank New Zealand, Mercury NZ Limited and NEXT Foundation.
On the eve of his departure from Federated Farmers board, Richard McIntyre is thanking farmers for their support and words of encouragement during his stint as a farmer advocate.
A project reducing strains and sprains on farm has won the Innovation category in the New Zealand Workplace Health and Safety Awards 2025.
Beef + Lamb New Zealand (B+LNZ), in partnership with the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) and other sector organisations, has launched a national survey to understand better the impact of facial eczema (FE) on farmers.
One of New Zealand's latest and largest agrivoltaics farm Te Herenga o Te Rā is delivering clean renewable energy while preserving the land's agricultural value for sheep grazing under the modules.
Global food company Nestle’s chair Paul Bulcke will step down at its next annual meeting in April 2026.
Brendan Attrill of Caiseal Trust in Taranaki has been announced as the 2025 National Ambassador for Sustainable Farming and Growing and recipient of the Gordon Stephenson Trophy at the National Sustainability Showcase at in Wellington this evening.
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