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Kotahi: how to navigate through ports in a storm
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Kotahi: how to navigate through ports in a storm

Formed as the logistics arm of both Fonterra and Silver Fern Farms, Kotahi has proven its mettle in the face of a perfect storm to global shipping.

Brent Melville 14 Mar 2022
'It's pretty bloody concerning': inflation taking a toll
Primary Sector

'It's pretty bloody concerning': inflation taking a toll

Skyrocketing prices coupled with concerns about how things are going to pan out were the driving force behind the plunge in farmer confidence in the latest Federated Farmer survey.

Rebecca Howard 14 Mar 2022
Fieldays postponed until Nov 30
Primary Sector

Fieldays postponed until Nov 30

Around 13,000 contractors come and go in the lead up to the event, something that isn’t possible under the current red traffic light setting.

Rebecca Howard 11 Mar 2022
Fonterra winds down India joint venture
Primary Sector

Fonterra winds down India joint venture

Challenges caused by covid-19 have led the dairy co-op to end the JV after investing just under $3 million per year over four years.

Rebecca Howard 11 Mar 2022


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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