FONTERRA now accounts for a quarter of the country's export earnings, a report by Statistics New Zealand shows. Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden said the figures for the year to May 2008 confirmed dairying was a true cornerstone of the economy.

By NEEMS, Jeff He shares his name with royalty, could be considered a dairy industry monarch, and is about to play Prince Charming in a rendition of Snow White.

By WARD, Stephen Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden jokes that he's got milk in his veins and says even his surname has agricultural links. He talks to Stephen Ward about his passion for dairying and Fonterra's plans for its Year of Delivery.