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Why NZX wants to grow dairy derivatives market
Markets

Why NZX wants to grow dairy derivatives market

Shifting the NZX dairy derivatives contracts to Singapore's SGX is aimed at growth. 

Rebecca Howard 14 Oct 2020
Tasman review an opportunity for industry policy
Policy

Tasman review an opportunity for industry policy

Newsprint review highlights sector challenge.

Gavin Evans 14 Oct 2020
Fonterra shareholders to vote on slashing council's budget, duties

Fonterra shareholders to vote on slashing council's budget, duties

The Fonterra Shareholders’ Council will face another challenge at next month's annual meeting, and unlike 2019 the board won't oppose it. 

Rebecca Howard 13 Oct 2020
THE CHART: Climate change conundrum
Policy

THE CHART: Climate change conundrum

New Zealand has a unique first-world problem. While most developed nations grapple with ways to reduce fossil fuel emissions in the race to meet climate change targets, the biggest chunk of our emissions come in the form of methane and nitrous oxide from agriculture.That makes fo...

Andy Fyers 13 Oct 2020


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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