China's Shanghai Pengxin hasn't completely given up hope of buying Lochinver Station, despite the Central North Island property having been sold to another company.

Brett O'Riley is adamant that innovation will be a key element of Auckland's new global brand narrative.

China has scrapped its hated one-child policy, but has the move come too late to avert a demographic crisis?

China's decision to allow all married couples to have two children will be supportive for the New Zealand dairy industry, but only "at the margin", ANZ Bank said in a commentary.

The sharemarket's October dream run came to an end this week.

Perhaps the most important number in Apple's quarterly release on Tuesday came from China, and it's not the good news Apple makes out.

In a China seldom explored, Graham Reid finds geological marvels that draw giggles from locals as well as tourists.

Each autumn, China's Communist Party gathers more than 350 of its top bosses to an army-run hotel in Beijing to discuss the issues facing the state.

New Zealand is on a winning streak with China despite the perception of setbacks, says China investment strategist David Mahon.

The New Zealand share market has regained nearly all the ground it lost during August's China-led market meltdown.

One of the biggest concerns people have with China is the lack of transparency about what is really happening in the economy.

China's economic growth decelerated in the latest quarter to a six-year low of 6.9 per cent despite repeated interest rate cuts and other stimulus measures.

Prince William will record a television programme highlighting the threat to endangered species posed by the trade in illegal wildlife products.

The New Zealand dollar has come a long way since the world equities meltdown in August.

The Chinese company behind a bid to buy Lochinver Station is going to court to challenge the Government's decision to block the sale.

To make it as a female flight attendant in China, you must have the body of a model and the strength of a martial artist.

I feel for the Labour Party as it angsts over whether to support the Trans-Pacific Partnership, writes Liam Dann. Supporting trade deals has become extremely socially awkward.

Local councillor says Chinese company's decision to pull out of a $42m farm purchase because of bureaucratic hurdles is a "slap in the face".

The Notice of Meeting and Independent Report for the acquisition of 50 per cent of Silver Fern Farms by Shanghai Maling are revealing.

PM John Key will use his address to the UN to again call for reform of the Security Council, in a week in which its failings have been on display.

Chinese TV star Huang Lei is using his status to urge visitors from his homeland to stay safe on New Zealand roads.

Alliance chairman Murray Taggart says any Silver Fern merger Farms risks making a "big beached whale" of the meat industry.

A powerful Chinese politician says New Zealand is seen as attractive to foreign investors and it's a reputation we should value.

Maling's proposal to acquire 50% of Silver Fern Farms reaffirms that Chinese investors are interested in New Zealand's rural and food-based assets.

A business connection made over lunch has dished up an opportunity for Southland beef and lamb in the Chinese city of Xi'an.

Chinese Vice-Premier directly asked Steven Joyce for the assurance on New Zealand investment policy in a 45 minute meeting in Beijing yesterday.

Silver Fern Farms embarked on a roadshow to sell farmers on bringing in China's Shanghai Maling Aquarius as a shareholder in its newly formed venture.

The real estate agent sacked after the Labour Party was leaked confidential sales data on Asian buyers is back in the Auckland property market.

Federated Farmers said it welcomed the Government's decision to decline the sale of Lochinver Station, near Taupo, to China's Shanghai Pengxin Group.