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First bulk export for West Coast sand miners
Economy

First bulk export for West Coast sand miners

Westland Mineral Sands is exporting 26,000 tonnes to customers in China.

Oliver Lewis 02 Oct 2023
Yili pumping another $9m into Westland
News in Brief

Yili pumping another $9m into Westland

The funds are a cash injection for the construction of a new plant.

Rebecca Howard 25 Sep 2023
Happy Valley Nutrition has a shot at being saved from liquidation
News in Brief

Happy Valley Nutrition has a shot at being saved from liquidation

Happy Valley Nutrition’s creditors have given the administrators permission to execute a deed of company arrangement in order to try to save the embattled milk processor. In August, the company’s creditors had given administrators an extra month to see if there was any substance...

Staff reporters 22 Sep 2023


Riley Kennedy
Riley Kennedy

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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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