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Farm Debt Mediation use increasing
Primary Sector

Farm Debt Mediation use increasing

A record number have already been completed this season.

Riley Kennedy 02 Apr 2024
Back on track: King Salmon looks ahead
Primary Sector

Back on track: King Salmon looks ahead

King Salmon's core business is sound again; big investment beckons.

Pattrick Smellie 28 Mar 2024
Meng Foon won't quit as a PGW director
Primary Sector

Meng Foon won't quit as a PGW director

His board colleagues have invited him to go.

Riley Kennedy 26 Mar 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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