Trade minister Tim Groser personally approved spying on diplomats after the job he wanted.

An Australian legal victory could pave the way for plain packaging in other countries.

COMMENT: Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang writes exclusively of his regard for NZ.

The trade deal has been scrapped by President Donald Trump.

The European Union seems keen for a trade agreement with New Zealand.

John Key returns from an overseas trip tomorrow after tumultuous week of affairs. Audrey shares an insider's view of the Prime Minister's week.

Thanks to Brexit and Donald Trump's successful presidential election "the whole world has got a lot more complicated", says special

John Key says TPP hasnt got a show if Trump is elected but it could if Clinton is the next US president and the top congressional Republican backs it.

COMMENT: The science is clear: we must rapidly transition from fossil fuel energy. But industry won't let this happen without a fight.

New Zealand should have a critical rethink about whether it's time to join those that want to get the World Trade Organisation on to a two-tier system and reinvigorate global trade.

Investor-state dispute settlement has been the most controversial aspect of the TPP talks involving New Zealand and a part of EU talks with the US.

As dust settles on TPP negotiations, much attention will turn to analysing the full text of the agreement and understanding its costs and benefits, writes John Ballingall.

It may be difficult at first for observers to grasp the magnitude of what has happened with the trade liberalisation deal just reached in the TPP.

Editorial: Dairy products might not have gained much easier access to Japan and North America but agricultural exports are firmly in the agreement.

Spying by the GCSB on those competing against Tim Groser for the World Trade Organisation's top job has appalled a former foreign affairs and trade minister.

Our spies monitored email and internet traffic about international diplomats vying for the job of director- general of the World Trade Organisation.

There's a Machiavellian hand at work in Amy Adams plans to raise the cost of broadband for New Zealand consumers, writes Chris Barton.

The drawn out Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations are about much more than freer trade access with the United States and the other countries alone, writes Kim Campbell.

British American Tobacco Holdings New Zealand's profit was down almost 5 per cent in 2012.

Japan has reportedly accepted the same terms as Canada and Mexico, writes Jane Kelsey.That means they cannot reopen any text that is already agreed.

As trade tensions between China and the US heat up, NZ is left staring awkwardly at the floor like the mutual friend of a newly divorced couple, writes Liam Dann.