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
OpinionStephen Jacobi: Trade talks about clear rules, investment - jobsTPP negotiators meet in Auckland this week to further a plan to create jobs and growth.02 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandAn open waterfront? Here's the choice...Auckland has a choice if it wants to open up more of its waterfront - let the port expand into the Waitemata Harbour or lose cargo to Tauranga and Northland.29 Nov 04:30 PM
AgribusinessNZ wine shows signs of turnaroundNew Zealand's wine sector is showing signs of a profit turnaround but is still not producing financial returns which would be acceptable to investors.28 Nov 03:15 AM
OpinionFran O'SullivanFran O'Sullivan: Anti-trade camp running debateThe real issue - which is not adequately debated - is the intellectual property component of the TPP, writes Fran O'Sullivan.27 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
