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Primary Sector
Kiwifruit supplier seeks major acquisition
The combined Seeka/OPAC business would handle approximately 25% of New Zealand’s kiwifruit crop to become the country's largest kiwifruit grower and the second-largest post-harvest operator.
Primary Sector
Covid claims boutique vineyard Lamont Wines
After exhausting all other avenues, Lamont Wines investor Southern Ventures called in receivers to put the boutique winemaker on the block.
Primary Sector
Westland Dairy Co to invest $3m to reduce Hokitika plant emissions
The work will see carbon emissions reduced to 107,560 tonnes.
Primary Sector
NZ to ban live animal exports from 2023
One death aboard a ship is one death too many, animal welfare activists say, while farmers are warned ban will increase costs.
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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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