As nations gather in Auckland to sign giant trade deal, NZ eyes role as secretariat to steer in more members.

This year's Waitangi "issue" has been selected. It has been determined that the TPP is the most pressing issue on the Maori agenda, writes Jon Stokes.

Some Maori business leaders say there are risks with the TPP, but people should look at it again to see the benefits it offers for the Maori economy.

Asia's biggest economy looks to limit manufacturers to three labels and impose stricter safety procedures.

Business and industry group leaders have lent their support to the TPP free trade agreement in an open letter to Prime Minister John Key.

In an open letter to Andrew Little, Stephen Jacobi argues Labour should take closer look at the TPP deal.

Trade liberalisation is an ongoing process and there is still much for NZ to aim for.

Former MP Hone Harawira has stated some complete falsehoods about Trans Pacific Partnership, Maori and the Treaty of Waitangi, wirtes Charles Finny.

Here's what the international media think of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

Local fund managers are not pushing the panic button despite plunging world sharemarkets and plummeting oil prices.

Prime Minister John Key says he will promote the merits of the TPP free trade agreement on the lower marae at Waitangi.

Sky City's been named as the location for Asia Pacific trade ministers to sign the Trans Pacific Partnership deal on February 4.

There are two different flavors of "supply side" economics.

New research has revealed a gloomy outlook among chief executives, particularly about growing geopolitical risks.

It won't be business as usual for Iranian oil exporters. Much has happened since sanctions were tightened.

The New Zealand forestry unit of Japan's Oji Group plans to invest $23 million to consolidate and expand capacity at its sawmilling and drying facilities in Otago.

The number of people who oppose the TPP has gone down since the deal was concluded in October and the number supporting it has risen.

China cemented its position as New Zealand's top export destination in November.

Dairy prices finished the year on a slightly firmer note at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index gaining by just 1.9 per cent.

New Zealand wholesale trade rose in the third quarter as a jump in fruit exports drove the biggest quarterly gain in sales of grocery, liquor and tobacco in more than 20 years.

A cartoon circulating on Twitter carries a warning for the oil industry.

NZX, New Zealand's financial markets operator, has increased the minimum volume of lots required in block trades of whole and skim milk powder futures, citing increased activity.

In the face of New Zealand's irrational reluctance to walk away from a bad deal, a climate 'carve out' may be our best chance for a healthy climate future, writes Alexandra Macmillan and Rhys Jones.

Dairy prices look to have finally bottomed out and tentative signs have emerged in the futures market that they may soon improve.

The Japanese government has drafted an outline of comprehensive policies related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade pact.

Twenty Chinese e-commerce companies have been invited to New Zealand to attend the Bank of China's (BOC) 'Building Online Distribution' event to be held on Friday.

New Zealand is boosting its development funding to the Asean region, Prime Minister John Key announced today,