Partially selling one of New Zealand's largest meat companies should give it much-needed capital, according to some.
Farmer shareholders of Alliance Group voted to let Ireland's Dawn Meats buy a 65 percent stake in the company, for $270 million.
The remaining 35 percent will still belong to the co-op.
The Country's Jamie Mackay explained further.
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