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Primary Sector
What's happening with Synlait today
How a2 Milk plans to vote and what might happen next for Synlait.
Primary Sector
Synlait retail investors fret over Bright Dairy dilution
After the bailout loan is a capital raise, which may consolidate investor losses.
Primary Sector
Synlait continues crunch loan talks with a2
Chair George Adams says a2's intentions are 'more opaque' than he'd like.
Primary Sector
Medicinal cannabis law changes expected to grow industry
Law changes will make it easier and cheaper for medicinal cannabis to be exported.
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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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