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We're next in line for Gulf FTA, Key

New Zealand should be the next cab off the rank in securing a free-trade deal with the Gulf Co-operation Council, with Prime Minister John Key "much more positive" about it.

Commodity prices plunge - led by dairy

New Zealand commodity prices had their biggest decline since the height of the global financial crisis in 2008, led by falling dairy product prices.

Liam Dann: English knows risk of low-grade growth

With commodity prices falling, New Zealand's strong economic run is at risk of faltering, writes Liam Dann. Lower export earnings should add urgency to this month's Budget for Finance Minister Bill English.

Business confidence dips

Business confidence dipped in ANZ's monthly survey but the expectations of firms about their own activity and their hiring and investment intentions remain strong.

Oz back to top NZ export destination

Key addresses Saudi human rights

Prime Minister John Key has met with the Saudi Arabian king and raised the issue of human rights.

Bank picks wool prices to hold steady

Wool prices have recovered some lost ground and are expected to remain steady throughout the year, says ASB Bank in its latest commodities report.

Cattle alliance beefs up on trade push

Representatives from the Five Nations Beef Alliance are in Maryland this week pushing for beef trade liberalisation through the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal.

PM to urge Saudis on trade

John Key will arrive in Saudi Arabia today with the hope of getting high-level commitment from the new King to a free trade agreement with the Gulf states.

Trade deficit widens to $2.2b

The trade deficit widened to $2.2 billion in the year ended February, the biggest it has been since August 2009.

Double whammy from Fonterra results

Expectations that a higher dividend from Fonterra would at least partly offset a low milk price went by the wayside yesterday when the co-operative lowered its dividend forecast range.

Fonterra profits fall 16pc

Feb trade surplus smaller than tipped

Port plans to woo Aucklanders

Ports of Auckland is planning an offensive this week to sell its expansion plans to Aucklanders, using the carrot of releasing Captain Cook Wharf for public use.

Fonterra expected to hold forecast

Economists expect Fonterra to stick with its $4.70 per kg farm gate milk price forecast for 2014/15 when it reports its first-half result tomorrow.

Logjam at China ports sees prices drop

Export log prices dropped for the first time in eight months as shipments to China, the nation's largest market, exceeded demand.

Dairy sector tipped to deal with EU boost

The dairy industry can weather the prospect of increased production from the EU once quotas are lifted on April 1, says the chief executive of the farmer-funded DairyNZ.

Brown loses support on port expansion

The majority of Auckland councillors now want a rethink on the controversial proposed expansion of the port.