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Primary Sector
Global dairy prices slide for sixth straight auction
NZ is past peak production month now.
Primary Sector
Less than 10% of Provincial Growth Fund loans repaid
Of nearly $366m paid out in loans, just over $34m has been repaid.
Primary Sector
Mammoth application for Santana gold mine
A 9,400-page submission targets what is said to be NZ's largest gold find in 40 years.
Primary Sector
Rising volumes push Port of Tauranga profit outlook higher
Port of Tauranga expects its full-year net profit after tax to fall somewhere between $137 million and $147m.The NZX-listed port company’s container volumes increased 9% to 319,649 TEUs in the first three months to Sept 30.Total trade increased 5.9% in volume compared to the same...
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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