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Fonterra's new capital structure launches
Primary Sector

Fonterra's new capital structure launches

One farming operation that won’t be selling down is Trinity Lands, whose chief executive officer is Fonterra chair, Peter McBride.

Rebecca Howard 28 Mar 2023
Allied pays $8.3m for Rural Land Co control
Primary Sector

Allied pays $8.3m for Rural Land Co control

Allied Farmers made the call in December. 

Staff reporters 27 Mar 2023
Tackling slash with biodiversity credits
Primary Sector

Heidi Bendikson: Tackling slash with biodiversity credits

Cyclone Gabrielle exposed the need for new approaches to land use that assist with climate change. Biodiversity credits are one potential avenue of attack.

Heidi Bendikson 27 Mar 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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