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Economy
NZ primary industry exports seen rising 7.1% this year
By Rebecca Howard June 13 (BusinessDesk) - The government expects primary industry export revenue will rise 7.1 percent to $45.7 billion in the June year, but predicts growth will be flatter in the future. The lift marks the "second straight year of substantial export grow...
Policy
Overseer to get revamp, farmers to benefit from budget projects
By Rebecca Howard June 12 (BusinessDesk) - Up to 2,200 farmers will get on-the-ground support through the $229.2 million Sustainable Land Use budget package and support tools - like Overseer - will be upgraded. Agriculture Minister Damien O’Connor and Prime Minister Jacind...
Markets
Rangatira maintains dividend as profit dips on Hellers sale
By Paul McBeth June 11 (BusinessDesk) - Rangatira Investments maintained its dividend in the face of weaker earnings following the sale of smallgoods maker Hellers. The Wellington-based investment firm will pay an unchanged dividend of 36 cents per share on June 21. That ta...
Economy
NZ first qtr manufacturing bolstered by strong volume of meat, dairy products
By Rebecca Howard June 11 (BusinessDesk) - The biggest increase in the volume of meat and dairy products for five years helped drive increased manufacturing sales in the March quarter. The volume of manufacturing sales rose a seasonally adjusted 2 percent in the three mont...
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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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