Baby formula company Nutricia and anyone else considering legal action over the Fonterra contamination scare should wait until inquiries into the incident are completed, Prime Minister John Key says.

Alan Bollard picks shift to model where US consumer may not be the final driver for the Pacific Rim region.

Fonterra's food scare was put quickly into perspective when the dairy giant raised its 2014 farmgate milk price payout to a record $7.80 a kg of milk solids.

Imports exceeded exports by 20 per cent or $774 million last month, pushing the annual trade deficit to $1.7 billion, its widest in nearly four years.

New Zealand may boost the number of trade specialists in Asia in the wake of Fonterra's botulism and DCD scares, Prime Minister John Key says.

Port of Tauranga is holding up its inland port at Onehunga as part of the answer to avoiding further reclamation of the Waitemata Harbour for port business.

New Zealand dairy exports remain stuck on Chinese wharves, more than three weeks since Fonterra's botulism contamination crisis erupted.

The Auckland Council is set to put the brakes this week on Ports of Auckland expanding its operations any further into the Waitemata Harbour.

When it comes to the Chinese consumer, most people don't know what they're talking about.

The Government has adopted a soft unilateral target for reducing carbon emissions by 2020, but Climate Change Minister Tim Groser said a future Government might lift it, should progress towards an international agreement post-2020 warrant it.

John Thorman is Managing Director of TMF Group New Zealand.

Liz Eglinton, founder of Snapper Rock swimwear on her recent experiences telling the story of her business on some of the top US TV shows.

Cutting back the number of New Zealand ports is a topic that surfaces from time to time, but it's not one the Port of Tauranga buys into.

Trade Minister Tim Groser warns further international bans on New Zealand dairy exports remain a real threat after the Fonterra botulism scare.

Brent Marris, Chief Winemaker and Proprietor, and his wife Rosemary own Marisco Vineyards a single vineyard site on 268 ha in Marlborough on the banks of the Waihopai River where they make The King's Series and The Ned wines.

Bridget and Mike Parker of Kiwi Organics, a third generation, 22 year old certified organic farm in the world class fertile soils of the Uawa district in Tolaga Bay.