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Fonterra quiet on consumer business divestment
Primary Sector

Fonterra quiet on consumer business divestment

The next update could be at the annual meeting in November.

Riley Kennedy 25 Sep 2024
Orange roughy decision could be a whopper for Shane Jones
Primary Sector

Orange roughy decision could be a whopper for Shane Jones

The science is clear that the population is declining but by how much remains a mystery.

Jem Traylen 24 Sep 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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