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Govt to consider levy on log exports to ensure home supply
Forest owners may face restrictions on log export volumes under a package of measures to be considered by senior government ministers next week.Forestry Minister Shane Jones said the options include a levy on log exports to help fund the re-setting of the local industry; regulati...
Primary Sector
Meat Industry Association wants 2-metre rule adjusted
The two-metre distancing rule has led to a sharp fall in meat production and needs to be adjusted, Meat Industry Association chief executive Tim Ritchie told a parliamentary committee.He was not suggesting workers simply be allowed back in plants in close proximity. Rather, the s...
Primary Sector
Dairy product price index posts first gain in five auctions
Dairy product prices rose, advancing for the first time since January and bolstering optimism about the outlook for demand as the world continues to grapple with covid-19. The GDT price index rose 1.2 percent from the previous auction three weeks ago. The average price was US$2,9...
Primary Sector
Seasonal workers face heightened insecurity as cyclone batters Pacific
Seasonal orchard workers from Vanuatu and other Pacific Island nations on work visas on the South Island are facing uncertainty after Cyclone Harold, one of the strongest storms on record, hit the region.Vanuatans make up the majority of the 1,000 Pacific Islanders working on orc...
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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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