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Primary Sector
Small business: the Umaga’s Viktual+
Former Auckland Blues Coach Tana and documentary-maker wife Rochelle Umaga are three weeks into opening own their business.
Primary Sector
China dominates buying in overnight dairy auction
Good news for farmers with dairy prices holding at high levels.
Primary Sector
Cavalier gets government boost for 100% natural
Cavalier is investing in R&D to find alternatives to synthetic components in carpets.
Primary Sector
Seeka one step closer to acquiring OPAC
The vast majority of shareholders voted in favour of the deal.
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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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