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
OpinionDan Bidois: Bold reforms needed to improve NZ living standardsIn 2060, China and India's share of global GDP looks set to surpass the combined share of GDP from today's most industrialised countries.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
EconomyFonterra boosts forecast payoutFonterra has revised its forecast payout range for the 2012/13 season to $5.90-$6 per kg of milksolids, up 25c per kg compared with the previous forecast.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
BDBDBanking and financeNZ dollar rises to 16-month high on TWIThe kiwi dollar climbed to a 16-month high on a trade-weighted basis after investors piled into currency after the Reserve Bank governor's statement yesterday.06 Dec 08:15 PM
OpinionPut NZ's health before big pharmaLeaked proposed provisions of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement could affect our ability to treat chronic diseases, writes Briar Mannering.06 Dec 04:40 AM
New ZealandGun bill passes third readingA bill that clarifies the definition of military-style semi-automatic guns and places controls on the importation of airguns that look like real pistols has passed a third reading in Parliament today.06 Dec 12:25 AM
BDBDCompaniesInfighting grows as fiscal cliff plan rejectedInfighting among Republicans has grown as the latest plan to avert the 'fiscal cliff' was rejected by the White House.04 Dec 07:15 PM
Small BusinessPeter Calder: Rediscovering the greater goodThey served paella at Crave Cafe on Saturday evening. For 400. For free. As a business model, it doesn't exactly have "certain to succeed" written all over it.04 Dec 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessDairy prices dip 2pc in overnight auctionPrices of dairy products fell in Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction - the first decline in four sales.03 Dec 09:54 PM
EconomyTPP could quash film fundsThe subsidy paid by the Government to The Hobbit could be prohibited under the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement, says a leading trade specialist and author.03 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
AgribusinessBusinesses fight TPP 'scare-mongering'Fifty top NZ businesses have launched a public relations campaign to sell the benefits of the Trans Pacific Partnership deal to ordinary Kiwis.03 Dec 12:08 AM
OpinionJane Kelsey: Pacific deal masks bigger planThe 15th round of negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement begins today in the SkyCity Convention Centre.02 Dec 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: NZ must not settle for less than golden deal on TPPEditorial: Auckland has seldom hosted a more globally important meeting than the negotiations that start today on the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement.02 Dec 04:30 PM
