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Primary Sector
Alliance chair urges farmers to vote on Dawn deal: ‘Every vote counts’
The special meeting is in Invercargill next week.
Primary Sector
Napier Port on track to beat earnings guidance, Jarden says
It released its fourth-quarter volumes on Friday.
Primary Sector
Rare Returns
Rare Returns: the state of NZ’s red meat sector
NZ’s red meat price rebounds, but cracks in the system are hard to ignore.
Primary Sector
Government to lower 2050 methane reduction target range
The Government is lowering its 2050 methane reduction target and confirming a review will take place in 2040 to assess whether New Zealand’s reduction efforts align with high-emissions countries.Cabinet will soon approve a new target range of 14–24% below 2017 methane emission le...
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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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