AgribusinessNZ meat hold-up in China continuesNew Zealand sheep and beef meat is still held up at the Chinese border and officials say the documentation required to get the ball rolling only arrived in China today.23 May 10:36 PM
AgribusinessChina meat blockade liftedChina's freeze on New Zealand meat imports is over says Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy.23 May 03:52 AM
BusinessFord to shut Aussie plantsFord will cease its manufacturing operations in Australia by October 2016 with the loss of 1200 jobs, which could have a significant impact on the company in NZ.23 May 02:15 AM
New ZealandUS wants to continue information sharing with NZThe United States wants to continue a criminal data matching scheme for assessing risks of threats that it began with New Zealand in advance of the Rugby World Cup.21 May 07:35 PM
New ZealandFormer trade ministers form panelAn impressive line-up of six former trade ministers of the United States formed a panel yesterday at the US NZ Pacific Partnership Forum in Washington.21 May 05:30 PM
AgribusinessMeat blockade a 'technical issue'NZ meat exports held up on Chinese wharves may have been delayed partly due to Chinese efforts at curbing counterfeit meat sales, the PM has suggested.20 May 05:35 AM
CompaniesSmall Business: Sugar firm aims for sweet resultNot everybody has the gumption to strike up a new business in direct competition with major market players during a global financial crisis.19 May 05:30 PM
AgribusinessNZ meat blocked at Chinese portsA name change for a government ministry has resulted on New Zealand meat being blocked at Chinese ports, Labour has claimed.17 May 07:13 AM
New ZealandCharities keen on new funding planSome of New Zealand's leading charities are keen to attract private investors for social programmes such as cutting crime and addictions.15 May 05:30 PM
AgribusinessDefence points finger at ZespriA China importer says Zespri stood to gain more than it did by understating the value of kiwifruit for customs duty purposes.13 May 05:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessAir NZ cartel fight continuesThe Commerce Commission is sticking to its guns in the long-running air cargo cartel case against Air NZ, which yesterday renewed its bid to have the case dropped.10 May 02:15 AM
New ZealandFatty diet wreaks havoc in islandsPacific health experts are calling for a quota on the amount of fatty food exported to the Pacific Islands, where heart disease, diabetes and obesity are the norm.02 May 05:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessWorld dairy prices drop 7.3pc (+graphic)Prices have fallen more than 7 per cent in the latest global dairy auction held overnight. It comes after a slight dip in prices two weeks ago.01 May 09:30 PM
EmploymentFonterra shares soar as job cuts revealedShares in the Fonterra Shareholders Fund rallied to their highest ever point today after the co-operative announced that it plans to cut 300 jobs.01 May 06:35 AM
OpinionAnoop Singh: Global outlook positive for NZThe backdrop is positive for New Zealand and will help offset some of the more domestic headwinds that are emerging, writes Anoop Singh.30 Apr 05:30 PM
New ZealandWTO director-general race continuesTrade Minister Tim Groser says he is disappointed he had to drop out of the race to become the director-general of the World Trade Organisation.30 Apr 05:30 PM
EconomyOil drilling plan comes with warningNew Zealand is about to open huge tracts of its offshore territory.29 Apr 05:30 PM
AgribusinessDairy group says Chinese media got it wrongAn industry group is continuing to defend itself against accusations that it damaged this country's lucrative reputation for safe dairy products during a visit to a trade show in China this month.29 Apr 05:30 PM