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More than 900 Fonterra manufacturing site staff are taking part in New Zealand's biggest annual winter maintenance spruce-up.

FONTERRA PREDICTS 70-80% of New Zealand schools may sign up to the Milk for School scheme, says managing director corporate affairs Todd Muller.

Fonterra will invest a further $30m to expand its Dry Distribution Centre at its Whareroa site in Taranaki.

Fonterra farmers in the Tasman region hung up their milking aprons and got out the gardening gloves to teach local kids about life on a dairy farm during the winter months.

FORMER Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden will sign off his 21-year stint in dairy industry governance on May 31.

Consumer research has revealed 72% of people in Asia see dairy as an important part of a balanced diet. However, the research also shows less than half of the 9000 people surveyed in nine countries are eating dairy on a daily basis.

Fonterra's forecast payout for the 2013/14 will significantly boost dairy farmers' spirits after a tough season impacted by the worst drought for 70 years, says DairyNZ.

Fonterra's opening forecast farmgate milk price is $7kg/MS for the 2013/14 season - up $1.20 on the current season.

Fonterra and Sanitarium have welcomed the Government's support for their KickStart Breakfast programme.

Home-town hero Richie McCaw knows the milk being delivered to Christchurch's Burnside Primary School children as part of Fonterra Milk for Schools will be top-notch.