After holding back on the jokes while in China, it didn't take Prime Minister John Key long to crack once he was back among New Zealanders.

The Prime Minister's office is demanding a Chinese immigration agency remove a picture of John Key from its website, which appears to show he endorses the organisation.

What's the best way to boost ties between China and New Zealand? Send in the All Blacks of course.

John Armstrong asks, "Whatever your opinion of Judith Collins, she has chutzpah in abundance. Or is it foolhardiness masquerading as chutzpah?"

An agreement to allow direct trading of the NZ dollar with China's renminbi is more political than practical and won't save businesses much money, according to one currency expert.

NZ and China are set to sign off on increasing the goal for two-way trade to reach $30b by 2020 at a meeting between PM John Key and China’s President Xi Jinping tonight.

New Zealand's economic ties with China have been strengthened with a deal to allow direct trading of the New Zealand dollar against the Chinese currency the renminbi or yuan.

China is about to face its own Bear Stearns moment, when the market started to seriously reassess subprime debt risk after the US lender was bailed out in 2008.

Thai police say they are investigating a "passport ring'' as details emerged of bookings made in Thailand with stolen European passports for the vanished Malaysia Airlines flight.

We'll keep you updated with the latest from the search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.

Prime Minister John Key says it's unfortunate the wife of a New Zealand man missing aboard Flight 370 first heard about plane's disappearance from a journalist.

Labour MP Grant Robertson says Judith Collins' claim that she dropped in to Oravida in Shanghai for a casual cup of tea does not ring true.

China has overtaken the UK for the first time to become the largest source country for total permanent migrants to New Zealand.

NZ's booming infant formula industry fears Chinese regulatory changes could block smaller operators from doing business in the world's most lucrative and fastest-growing baby milk market.

Surging dairy exports to China have pushed the annual trade balance into surplus for the first time in nearly two years.

Brendan Manning steps out of Hong Kong's hub and discovers there's peace and tranquillity to be found in the lush, abundant country parks nearby.

Millions of lives will be unnecessarily lost to rising rates of respiratory disease and lung cancer.

Strong demand for New Zealand's main commodity exports has prompted the Ministry for Primary Industry to revise up its revenue forecast by $4.9 billion to $36.5 billion.

A man has survived being mauled by a pair of white Bengal tigers in a Chinese zoo after he jumped into their enclosure with a bag of rice because he "wanted to feed the animals".

New Chinese Ambassador Wang Lutong doesn't want to spend too much time cooped up in his Wellington embassy during his stint as China's top diplomatic representative in New Zealand.

Three Chinese warships have sent dark new clouds scudding over Australia's strategic horizon, adding to growing unease across the region.

For the first time since 1995, Valentine's Day will fall on the 15th day of the Chinese New Year, or "Yuan Xiao Jie" - a day commonly also known as the Chinese Valentine's Day.

When Anthony Marter met Susan Zhu, not only did he find a wife but also a reason to be celebrating Valentine's Day twice in the year.

The sprawl of this ancient city lends itself well to cycling, writes Anthony Doesburg.

Shaky data out of China lately has economists keeping a wary eye on New Zealand's largest trading partner.