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Rising farmgate prices buoys Pāmu profit
Earnings 2025

Rising farmgate prices buoys Pāmu profit

It expects full-year operating profit to be between $43m and $51m.

Riley Kennedy 03 Mar 2025
Bremworth coup: group of shareholders wants board sacked
Markets

Bremworth coup: group of shareholders wants board sacked

The group, led by Rob Hewett, believes it has support from 35% of shareholders.

Riley Kennedy 03 Mar 2025
Richard Wyeth appointed Synlait Milk CEO
Markets

Richard Wyeth appointed Synlait Milk CEO

He left Westland Milk Products in late January.

Riley Kennedy 03 Mar 2025
Wools of New Zealand setting up online marketplace for wool
News in Brief

Wools of New Zealand setting up online marketplace for wool

Wools of New Zealand is set to launch an online marketplace for the wool industry.The Natural Fibre Exchange (NFX) will enable farmers to sell their wool direct to both local and international manufacturers, allowing faster price discovery and feedback on wool types and specifica...

Staff reporters 28 Feb 2025


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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