4 Jul 2019

West Coast farmers vote on Westland Milk sale to China

From Morning Report, 7:20 am on 4 July 2019

Emotions are expected to run high today as hundreds of West Coast dairy farmers vote on whether to sell their 150-year-old co-operative to a Chinese buyer.

Farmers say mismanagement of the company has left them with no option but to accept the deal.

RNZ's rural reporter Maja Burry has more.