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Analysts: NZ dairy sector to benefit 'really positively' this season
Primary Sector

Analysts: NZ dairy sector to benefit 'really positively' this season

Strengthening demand resulted in a 4.9% increase in the overall Global Dairy Trade index earlier this week.

Riley Kennedy 08 Sep 2022
Fonterra launches new wellbeing brand
Primary Sector

Fonterra launches new wellbeing brand

The global markets for physical, mental and inner wellbeing nutrition are growing at 6% per year. The dairy company's nutrition brand is called Nutiani. 

Riley Kennedy 07 Sep 2022
Righting the ship will take another year – Kotahi
Primary Sector

Righting the ship will take another year – Kotahi

New Zealand ports are proving to be significant chokepoints, and are not due to clear until mid-2023.

Brent Melville 05 Sep 2022
Programme to prove NZ's food should be 'number one choice'
Primary Sector

Programme to prove NZ's food should be 'number one choice'

The government has committed $17.6m over seven years for the study.

Staff reporters 02 Sep 2022


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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