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NZ commodity prices fall in July on slide in dairy, forestry prices
By Rebecca Howard Aug. 5 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand commodity prices fell in July, weighed by the recent fall in forestry and dairy prices. The ANZ world commodity price index fell 1.4 percent in July after falling 3.9 percent in June. The July index was 0.5 percent lower...
Primary Sector
Farmers vs industry on day one of Zero Carbon bill hearings
By Pattrick Smellie Aug. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Farming communities' fears of mass tree planting ran smack into industries with big carbon footprints on the first day of hearings on the government's zero carbon legislation. Parliament's environment select committee heard from a...
Primary Sector
Marine farmers welcome nation-wide re-consenting rules
By Jenny Ruth July 31 (BusinessDesk) - The seafood farming industry is welcoming the government’s move to create consistent rules across the country for re-consenting existing marine farms. Environment Minister David Parker and Fisheries Minister Stuart Nash announced earli...
Primary Sector
Promotion or knee-capping? Bridges moves Muller from climate change to agriculture
By Pattrick Smellie July 30 (BusinessDesk) - The National Party MP most involved in negotiating with the government over climate change policy, Todd Muller, has been moved out of that portfolio and given responsibility for agriculture in a move that both Muller and his leader,...
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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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