John Wilson
Polaris Big Four Hunting Competition - Part One
Every June the Polaris Te Puna Big Four hunting competition is held in Bay of Plenty. It's an event where four people hunt for four days to collect four species: a boar, stag, trout and pheasant. The… Audio, Gallery
Polaris Big Four Hunting Competition - Part One
Every June the Polaris Te Puna Big Four hunting competition is held in Bay of Plenty. It's an event where four people hunt for four days to collect four species: a boar, stag, trout and pheasant. The…
AudioFonterra expects higher dairy prices
The dairy co-operative, Fonterra, says it expects slowing milk production will eventually push dairy prices higher. It expects New Zealand milk collection for the current season to fall 3% on last… Audio
Fonterra cutting two governance positions from its board
Fonterra is bowing to pressure and will cut two positions from its board. The move comes just months after the co-operative fought off a similar move driven by its farmer shareholders. We speak to… Audio
Fonterra accused of corporate bullying
Fonterra just posted a $409 million profit, and it's being accused of corporate bullying by one of its suppliers. Audio
Fonterra financially strong says chairman
Fonterra's slashing of its forecast payout to dairy farmers this season has knocked another billion dollar hole in the economy. Audio
Fonterra hopeful of price and demand recovery
The dairy co-operative, Fonterra, expects dairy prices will rise over the next few months, but has kept the forecast payout on hold. Audio
Fonterra says forecast is conservative
Fonterra says the 10 percent improvement in its full year earnings forecast is conservatively based, and reflects some 340 million dollars a year of savings from a recent cost-cutting exercise that… Audio
High-class Middlebrow
Brian Kay talks to conductor, composer, arranger John Wilson, whose musical genius is behind many successful projects in light music and film music. His annual concert with his own orchestra has… Audio
Fonterra's share price rises on earnings forecast improvement
Fonterra Cooperative Group's shares are up about 1-and-a-half percent after the dairy giant upgraded its earnings forecast by up to as much as 10 percent. Audio
Fonterra's chairman John Wilson on TPP deal
Fonterra's chairman John Wilson says the TPP outcome for dairy is far from perfect but he appreciates the effort made by the trade minister Tim Groser and his negotiators and some progress in market… Audio
Fonterra chairman John Wilson
The chairman of Fonterra John Wilson believes the worst is over for the dairy price for now. The company has lifted its payout to farmers, but most farmers will still run at a loss this year. We ask… Audio
Fonterra sharemilker says he's now working for nothing
Fonterra has cut what it expects to pay dairy farmers to $3.85, a dollar fifty below the cost of production. Audio
New Zealand mountaineering, a history in photographs
John Wilson was a keen climber both here and in America and Peru from the 1950s to 1970s. He lives surrounded by mountains in Arthurs Pass, having retired from a career writing - he was the founding… Audio
Recent rises in dairy prices aren't enough
Recent gains in global dairy prices are not enough to convince Fonterra it should change its forecast milk payout. Audio
Fonterra holds forecast milk price
The dairy co-operative, Fonterra, has held its forecast milk price steady, saying the recent rises in dairy auction prices are not enough to raise the payout to its farmers at this point. Audio
Fonterra's falling payout threatens dairy farmers with losses
Fonterra's falling payout threatens up to a quarter of dairy farmers with making a loss this season as well as delivering a five-billion-dollar body blow to the economy. Audio
Fonterra investors get the silver lining from the milk price being slashed
Although slashing the forecast milk payout was bad news for farmers, the silver lining for investors is it means they will get a higher dividend. Audio
Hunter missing for 2 days briefly sighted yesterday
The police are refocusing their search for a hunter missing in the Te Urewera National Park thanks to new information from another hunter. Audio
Fonterra's long term relationship with China looks positive
John Key has been joined in China by the Chairman of Fonterra, John Wilson, to defend New Zealand's food safety record. Audio
