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Ross Verry resigns from Allied Farmers board
Verry says he wants to focus on current roles and future opportunities.
Retail
'Crushing skills shortage' eased with visa extension
From Monday, the maximum duration of essential skills visas, for jobs paid below the median wage, will increase from 12 months to 24 months.
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Farmers have right to protest, but ag minister won't be there
The agriculture minister worries townies might get the wrong idea and think farmers don't care about the environment as a result of Friday's protests.
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Inflated stock value triggered Sacred Hill spill
The winemaker found itself in trouble when it discovered a material overstatement of its inventory, and now owes creditors close to $100m.
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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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