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Primary Sector
O'Connor looks to overhaul Biosecurity Act, improve animal tracing
By Rebecca Howard July 19 (BusinessDesk) - The government is looking to tighten control and impose harsher penalties after the Mycoplasma bovis outbreak revealed cracks in the country's stock management system. “I’m having both the Biosecurity Act and the National Animal Id...
Primary Sector
KPMG says bank capital proposals will wreck havoc on dairy farmers
By Jenny Ruth July 19 (BusinessDesk) - KPMG says the Reserve Bank’s bank capital proposals will lead to less bank lending to farmers and at significantly higher interest rates on the loans they’re prepared to provide. The accounting firm says the proposals in their current...
Primary Sector
Fonterra to go coal-free 11 years ahead of schedule
By Rebecca Howard July 18 (BusinessDesk) - Dairy giant Fonterra Co-operative Group said it is shaving 11 years off its coal target, putting an immediate stop to installing any new coal boilers or increasing capacity to burn coal. “One of the emerging themes in our strategy...
Primary Sector
Methane reduction target could be catastrophic - Fonterra Shareholders' Council
By Rebecca Howard July 17 (BusinessDesk) - The government's proposed 2050 methane reduction target could be "catastrophic" for New Zealand unless there is a major scientific breakthrough in the meantime, the Fonterra Shareholders' Council says. The Climate Change Response A...
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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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