Comments on: Dairy Industry http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/09/13/dairy-industry/ A blog written by Labour MPs Thu, 24 May 2012 06:34:34 +1200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Jared http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/09/13/dairy-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-9883 Jared Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:29:08 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=3722#comment-9883 Isn't ironic that funds like the Superfund invest in foreign businesses, yet whenever its mooted floating or selling a privately held NZ asset we shudder and blindly say no? Isn’t ironic that funds like the Superfund invest in foreign businesses, yet whenever its mooted floating or selling a privately held NZ asset we shudder and blindly say no?

]]> By: ghostwhowalksnz http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/09/13/dairy-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-9732 ghostwhowalksnz Sun, 13 Sep 2009 02:01:53 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=3722#comment-9732 They keep harping on about the Irish dairy farmers and Kerry Milk. But that was helped by Ireland joing the EU and so creating a golden oppotunity that could never be repeated. The Herald piece sounds like it came from Fran O'Sullivan with her signature insider comments like this .."He has reportedly been acquainted with the details that will be announced to farmers next Friday." They keep harping on about the Irish dairy farmers and Kerry Milk. But that was helped by Ireland joing the EU and so creating a golden oppotunity that could never be repeated.
The Herald piece sounds like it came from Fran O’Sullivan with her signature insider comments like this ..”He has reportedly been acquainted with the details that will be announced to farmers next Friday.”

]]> By: Draco T Bastard http://blog.labour.org.nz/2009/09/13/dairy-industry/comment-page-1/#comment-9714 Draco T Bastard Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:40:21 +0000 http://blog.labour.org.nz/?p=3722#comment-9714 <blockquote>Advocacy by the Herald for ownership outside the hands of farmers is classic market ideology that has seen most large NZ companies fall into the hands of foreign owners.</blockquote> And which has provided no value to NZ. In fact, many innovative companies that were sold to overseas interests got shifted offshore as well. It's time to accept that foreign ownership does nothing for the NZ economy or it's people except keep them in thrall.

Advocacy by the Herald for ownership outside the hands of farmers is classic market ideology that has seen most large NZ companies fall into the hands of foreign owners.

And which has provided no value to NZ. In fact, many innovative companies that were sold to overseas interests got shifted offshore as well. It’s time to accept that foreign ownership does nothing for the NZ economy or it’s people except keep them in thrall.

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