New Zealand's economy grew 0.8 per cent in the last three months of 2014, led by retail and accommodation, Statistics New Zealand said today.

There are fears tuna are teetering on the edge of survival as an excess of boats fight over a decreasing number of fish.

New Zealand's external accounts sank deeper into the red during the last three months of 2014.

International dairy prices fell by 8.8 per cent at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction - the first sale to be held since the 1080 infant formula scare.

Wellington Beltway denizens often refer to MFAT as standing for the Ministry for Fonterra and other Trade.

A partnership with Beingmate Baby & Child could begin boosting Fonterra's branded infant formula sales in China this year.

Dairy giant Fonterra will purchase an 18.8 per cent stake in Chinese infant formula maker Beingmate Baby & Child, slightly less than the 20 per cent shareholding it was aiming for.

Known for their oil fields, refineries, and petrol stations, BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Total are also the world's biggest oil traders.

The NZ dollar extended its gains overnight after the Reserve Bank's better-than-expected outlook for the local economy.

The poison 1080 is "now the most tightly regulated toxic substance in New Zealand" following the emergency introduction of tighter rules.

A visiting Pakistani cabinet minister has made a plea for international cricket teams to return to playing Pakistan in Pakistan.

Only a few people had authorised access to the 1080 poison most likely used in the baby-milk blackmail letters, says a food safety expert.

Police have been contacting known 1080 opponents in a bid to find the person behind a threat to contaminate New Zealand's baby formula stocks.

The Warehouse and Foodstuffs are reassuring customers they are doing everything they can to boost security in their stores.

News of New Zealand's infant formula contamination threat has spread across the world. Here is a selection of what the foreign press is saying.