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

Kiwi companies making products, including toothpaste, that contain an extract from totara trees are riding a wave of global demand for natural healthcare.

Lewis Road Creamery will make a final decision this year whether to export its organic milk into China's Shanghai.

Commodity prices slid 1.8 per cent in December, taking the annual decline to 13 percent.

As we head into 2016, a trio of trade agreements signed last year will do much to grow the future incomes and living standards of Kiwis, writes Steven Joyce.

New Zealand honey exports doubled in November as the country benefited from global demand in the $2.1 billion industry.

Dairy product prices unexpectedly slipped in the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction.

China will be back on John Key's dance card in 2016 with PM making plans for another official visit perhaps as early as March, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

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.

Prices were up 3.6 per cent in the latest overnight dairy auction.

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.

Wine exports increased by 6.4 per cent in volume and by 10.5 per cent in value in the 12 months to September, says rural lending specialist Rabobank.

Low product prices and bad weather have taken a toll on milk production.

Food and beverage industry growing strongly according to latest report.

NZ sheep and beef farmers got higher prices in the September quarter, outpacing the rise in the prices they paid.

The August-September price bubble has popped, according to a dairy broker.

Difficult conditions for sheep meat overseas helped drive Alliance Group's pre-tax profit down by 55.1 per cent to $7.9 million in the year.

"The large number of documents released today amount to over 6000 pages of text and market access schedules," Trade Minister Tim Groser said.

Jane Kelsey explains what the EU has to gain from an agreement with NZ, which has almost no tariffs and Europe is the 2nd largest source of foreign investment.

Just as good as the RWC victory was the news that NZ and the EU are to begin working towards negotiating a free trade agreement, writes Phil O'Reilly.

The price for New Zealand's key dairy export, whole milk powder, may drop about 5 per cent at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction amid lacklustre demand.

Peter Maire says his new tech business doubled its revenue last year and is on track to double again next year, "easily".

NZOG declared today a 34.7 percent increase in "developed reserves" at the Kupe oil and gas field.

Trade talks with EU may take years to start, writes Audrey Young.

The debate over this trade agreement has been more intense than any I can remember, writes John Roughan.

There's big trade news coming out of the EU.

The head of NZ's branch of the US Pentagon's missile and fighter jet manufacturer is trying to help Northland companies arm themselves with information to win lucrative contracts with international governments.

The ink is barely dry on the TPP and New Zealand has the prospect of another giant free trade deal in the offing.