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Log prices spurring recovery in regional NZ
Primary Sector

Log prices spurring recovery in regional NZ

Log prices moving higher on the back of demand from China, domestic construction and tight global supply. 

Rebecca Howard 01 Apr 2021
Timber shortage: Exports not cause, mill closures are
Primary Sector

Timber shortage: Exports not cause, mill closures are

Chronic underinvestment in processing and no security over supply chains are the real issues, forestry industry players say.

Brent Melville 01 Apr 2021
NZ farmer confidence hits highest level since early 2018
Primary Sector

NZ farmer confidence hits highest level since early 2018

The latest Rural Confidence Survey snaps a run of 10 consecutive surveys with net negative results. 

Rebecca Howard 31 Mar 2021
NZ King Salmon posts a 7-month net loss
Primary Sector

NZ King Salmon posts a 7-month net loss

New Zealand King Salmon said its financial results suffered from a number of covid-related impacts including higher air freight costs.

Staff reporters 31 Mar 2021


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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