Small BusinessNo more cheap Chinese imports, says trade bossThere's no room for shoddy and cheap Chinese exports anymore, says a visiting Chinese trade boss.26 Feb 04:00 AM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Wildly lost in translationWhen Mr Yong, assistant marketing manager for a Shenzhen manufacturing company, produced a pair of pink star-shaped nipple covers for my perusal, I began to sense a problem. "No!" I cried, anxiously. "It's tips for chair legs I want."23 Jan 08:30 PM
AgribusinessRecord activity for Ports of AucklandPorts of Auckland has notched up its best two months and an analyst says it has seized container volume share back from Port of Tauranga.14 Jan 04:30 PM
AgribusinessKiwi dollar tipped to rise versus aussieThe kiwi is expected to appreciate further against the Australian after the cross rate hit a near five-year high this week.04 Jul 05:30 PM
OpinionLeith Oliver: 'Entrepreneurial judo' good way to take fight to worldFor an initial scan of potential markets, use data on countries found in the annual World Economic Forum report.16 Jun 05:30 PM
OpinionSandra Kyle and Lynley Tulloch: Factory farms an assault on humanityToday, more than 70 billion animals are raised and killed for food worldwide annually, the majority in factory farms.06 May 05:30 PM
AgribusinessDollar to peak - but when?Businesses expect the New Zealand dollar to peak around the middle of the year before declining, according to an ASB Bank survey.12 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandMeat scare 'highly unlikely' in NZIt is "highly unlikely" horse-flesh has been introduced into beef products illegally in New Zealand, the meat industry said yesterday as a contamination scandal widened in the UK.11 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionLiam DannLiam Dann: Another year over, better to comeAnd so this is Christmas, and what have you done, New Zealand business?24 Dec 01:04 AM
OpinionJane Kelsey: Secret talks breed scepticismTPPA negotiations in Auckland comes to an end the New Zealand public has still not been told what is being discussed behind closed doors.11 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionCatherine Beard: Manufacturing's future has a new faceThere is no denying that making products in New Zealand is vital to having a healthy economy.10 Dec 04:30 PM
AgribusinessNZ firms pick dollar to peak above US86cKiwi businesses expect the New Zealand dollar to peak against the US dollar in June next year at US86.2c, according to ASB's kiwi dollar barometer.10 Dec 04:30 PM
AgribusinessTerms of trade down again but view upbeatThe terms of trade fell for the fifth straight quarter in September, to be nearly 10 per cent off the peak in mid-2011.03 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandKiwi imports tip the scalesKiwi fish are causing a stink overseas. At the heart of the scandal is the snoek - thyrsites atun - known here as barracouta. South Africa's <i>City Press</i> newspaper reported Kiwi barracouta was being sold in that country as snoek.01 Dec 04:30 PM
BusinessCharges hurt Sanford profitFishing firm Sanford posted an almost 7 per cent drop in full-year profit yesterday as one-off events in its Pacific tuna operations took a toll on earnings.28 Nov 04:30 PM
Agribusiness$718m deficit above expectationsNew Zealand's trade accounts sank deeper into the red last month.27 Nov 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessTrade deficit widens as dairy values fallNew Zealand chalked up its third monthly trade deficit in October, with the annual deficit widening to $1.37 billion.26 Nov 10:45 PM
BusinessSanford hooks into China marketKiwi fishing operator expects increased exports to the Asian power with a growing appetite for seafood Seafood.09 Nov 04:30 PM
AgribusinessAiding transtasman tradeProductivity Commissions on both sides of the Tasman recommend waiving rules of origin rules for transtasman goods trade.17 Sep 05:30 PM
