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Primary Sector
Spring Sheep’s Nick Hammond off to Zespri
He will be replaced at the sheep dairy business by Thomas MacDonald.
Primary Sector
The 20-minute meeting that sealed Fonterra’s $4.2b sale to Lactalis
It was backed by 88% of its shareholders.
Primary Sector
Zespri harvests record NZ crop
Kiwifruit marketing company Zespri said this season’s New Zealand crop of around 215 million trays, or more than 770,000 tonnes, has been the largest yet.“Even with a significant increase in volume, from more than 195 million trays last season to 215 million this year, our market...
Riley Kennedy
Senior Journalist
Riley Kennedy joined BusinessDesk in 2022 and covers New Zealand’s primary sector, with a focus on the country’s agribusinesses and the broader food and fibre economy. He won the DairyNZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024, and was named Emerging Journalist of the Year by the New Zealand Shareholders Association in 2022. Riley previously worked as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times and holds a diploma in journalism from Wintec.
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