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Deal cut in the battle for Bremworth
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Deal cut in the battle for Bremworth

George Adams is out and Rob Hewett takes over.

Riley Kennedy 18 Mar 2025
State housing wool carpet axed as it cost $400 more

State housing wool carpet axed as it cost $400 more

State housing provider only used wool for six months last year.

Riley Kennedy 18 Mar 2025
Rayonier exits NZ with $1.2b forestry sale
Markets

Rayonier exits NZ with $1.2b forestry sale

An investment firm bought the stake, which included 116,145 hectares of forestry.

John Anthony 14 Mar 2025


Riley Kennedy
Riley Kennedy

Journalist

Riley won the Dairy NZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024. He was the New Zealand Shareholders Association emerging journalist of the year in 2022.  His journalism experience includes more than a year as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times. He has a diploma in journalism from Wintec. 

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