Fran O'Sullivan: Kiwis the TPP deal-fixers
Playing the TPP soft cop cannot be allowed to blind Groser and his senior negotiators to NZ's own interests.
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'We said Pharmac and its purchasing model had to be protected' - Little
The Labour Party says the undermining of Pharmac in the Trans Pacific Partnership breaches one of its bottom lines on the trade deal.
PM: NZ's drugs bill will rise
John Key admits downside to Trans Pacific Partnership but says this is unlikely to affect consumers.
TPP enters final negotiations
The final negotiations of the TPP trade deal will take place this week. PM John Key said there would be "give and take", but he remained confident in the deal.
Gay Keating: TPP aims at health service's heart
Gay Keating explains why the Trade Minister's assurances on Pharmac don't go far enough.
Jane Kelsey: TPP stakes are high, so harden up
Chile's no-nonsense stance on contentious trade deal sets an example for New Zealand, writes Jane Kelsey.
NZ's extreme position in trade talks
A local academic says a massive leak of documents shows New Zealand has adopted an "extreme" position in international trade discussions.
Vietnam trade deals beefed up
New Zealand and Vietnam aim to double trade to around $2.2 billion by 2020. The target announced yesterday was part of an accord between the two countries.
Bernard Doyle: Wise to guard against a 'Chinese sneeze'
The rise of the Chinese economy over the past 20 years has been transformational for New Zealand, writes Bernard Doyle.
Alarm over UK farm output drop
An alarming decline in food production at British farms will leave shoppers at the mercy of prices and quality elsewhere in the world, warns a UK farming report.
Simon Terry: TPP backers have questions to answer
ExportNZ's Dialogue article in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership talks failed to come to grips with the issues that matter.
Global lambskin prices collapsed
Global lambskin prices have collapsed from the first quarter's record highs, as a Chinese crackdown on polluting tanneries and Russian trade sanctions sapped demand.
China President in NZ: What Key wants
Both Prime Minister John Key and Opposition leader Andrew Little want to press visiting President Xi Jinping for Chinese investment that benefits New Zealand.
John Roughan: TPP still the most promising talks in town
Sitting around the big table in Brisbane this weekend, the 20 leaders should take a good refreshing breath of the Pacific air, and drink plenty of the water.
Audrey Young: Trade on the agenda but war on the mind
This year's Apec has been as much a security summit for Prime Minister John Key as a trade and economic summit.
Thousands protest TPPA
Thousands of New Zealanders rallied in the streets against a contentious trade agreement.
Jane Kelsey: Trade deal hands US power to rewrite NZ laws
"Certification" seems a benign enough word. But it hides an extraordinary power that the United States is expected to assert if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is concluded.
Peter Lyons: NZ still floundering on buzzword of '70s
Itell my students that my initial enthusiasm for economics was sparked by the most attractive female teacher at my school. Unfortunately they will need to find other reasons for enjoying the subject.
Fran O'Sullivan: Japan playing hardball on trade deal
Shinzo Abe didn't quite throw his weight around when he met John Key at Government House in Auckland this week.