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Primary Sector
Aussie firm buys shuttered Gisborne sawmill
Millari Group plans to hire workers and spend $50m upgrading the closed mill.
Primary Sector
Comvita profit out by $4m, not $2m
Embattled honey firm uncovers further financial irregularities.
Primary Sector
Meet NZ’s top ‘fish cop’ Steve Ham
Protecting NZ’s fisheries resources is his life’s work.
Primary Sector
Zhiqiang Li takes helm as acting CEO of Westland Milk Products
Zhiqiang Li has taken the helm as acting chief executive of Westland Milk Products, effective today.The move follows the resignation of former CEO Richard Wyeth.Li will continue as executive director of Yili Group in Australia and New Zealand.Li said Wyeth joined the company four...
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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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