New Zealand Dairy Board

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The New Zealand Dairy Board (NZDB) was a statutory board in control of the export of all New Zealand dairy products from its formation in 1923 until 2001. [1] [2] It operated through a global network of marketing subsidiaries.

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In 2001, the Dairy Board was merged with the two largest New Zealand dairy cooperatives (which represented 96% of the industry) to a company initially called GlobalCo, but shortly afterwards renamed Fonterra. [3] [4]

The merger required approval from the Commerce Commission, which it declined, so a special Act of Parliament, the Dairy Industry Restructuring Act 2001 was passed allowing the merger to occur. [3]

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  1. Dairy Produce Export Control Act 1923
  2. "Dairy Board Act 1961"
  3. 1 2 "'Huge responsibility' on GlobalCo to perform". New Zealand Herald News. www.nzherald.co.nz. 18 June 2001. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
  4. "Global Co renamed Fonterra". The New Zealand Herald. 27 August 2001. Retrieved 15 February 2017.