Primary Sector

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Fonterra comfortable with co-op's margins
Primary Sector

Fonterra comfortable with co-op's margins

An extra $500 million is set to be paid out to its farmers from January.

Riley Kennedy 06 Dec 2024
Fonterra big winner at Deloitte Top 200
Primary Sector

Fonterra big winner at Deloitte Top 200

Zuru siblings Mat, Anna and Nick Mowbray received the Visionary Leader Award.

Staff reporters 05 Dec 2024
Germans looking at whether to sell off NZ's T&G Global
Primary Sector

Germans looking at whether to sell off NZ's T&G Global

Reuters reports the sale could take place in 2026.

Riley Kennedy 05 Dec 2024
Wool minister wants to ‘reverse engineer’ KO’s carpet decision
Primary Sector

Wool minister wants to ‘reverse engineer’ KO’s carpet decision

He and the industry have been 'totally blindsided' by Kāinga Ora's decision. 

Riley Kennedy 05 Dec 2024


Riley Kennedy
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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