In Episode 1: Money, Re: explores how and why Aotearoa’s dairy boom occurred, and the important role the industry has played in New Zealand’s economy and rural communities.
But the industry has gathered bills that are yet to be paid – both in financial debt and environmental cost.
Re: Journalist Baz Macdonald speaks to Southland dairy farmers Scott and Ewen Mathieson, economist Peter Fraser and Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell.