The fate of the TPP trade and investment pact may be known as early as next Wednesday, after a vote endorsed the elusive 'fast-track authority' for Obama.

New Zealand earned $8.6 billion less from the rest of the world through trade and investment in the year to March than the rest of the world earned from us.

A fresh herb grower has confirmed its Italian parsley, which was stocked by two New World supermarkets in the Auckland region, has tested positive for listeria.

Lambs born after the airfreighting of 900 pregnant ewes to a businessman’s Saudi farm suffered an extremely high death rate, it has been claimed.

The account surplus was larger-than-expected in the first quarter as spending by tourists widened the services balance.

Dairy prices slipped again at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction, the GDT price index falling by 1.3 per cent.

The export of kauri logs as Maori carvings is closely monitored and is not being used as a loophole, Primary Industries Minister Nathan Guy says.

New Zealand apple growers have enjoyed another strong season and the industry looks set to hit the goal of $1 billion in export receipts earlier than the 10-year target of 2022.

The sharp fall in the New Zealand dollar yesterday, following months of easing, will result in winners and losers.

The yawning gap between supply and demand once again made its presence felt at the latest GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) auction.

International dairy prices continued to fall as the market struggles to recover from a supply/demand imbalance and subdued demand from China.

New Zealand's terms of trade improved 1.5 per cent in the March quarter but only because of the lagged effects of lower oil prices.

NZ's terms of trade rose in the first three months of the year, snapping two quarters of decline.

Kiwi wines are hitting the spot in the United States, with new figures showing a big jump in sales.

If NZ taxpayers have provided a businessman with a sheep farm in compensation for his loss, it raises many more questions than Minister Murray McCully has been inclined to answer.

New Zealand's only commercial tea estate has secured a deal to sell its products in upmarket London department store Harrods.

A slump in dairy exports weighed on the trade balance last month.

Zespri International, which controls exports of New Zealand kiwifruit, more than doubled annual profit.

There's been another fall in world dairy prices, with the GDT index down to its lowest level since August 2009.

A tourist industry group wants more thought given to where Budget funding is spent rather than wanting more direct cash.

Export log prices, which fell to a three-year low this month, may start to pick up as demand improves in China.

Farm prices have continued to rise, despite the near halving of milk prices over the last year, according to REINZ.

Australia and New Zealands' Budgets speak volumes of the strength of their respective economies and their citizens' state of mind.

For people other than residential property investors, Thursday's Budget is expected to be a nickel-and-dime affair, writes Brian Fallow.

For the cruise sector, there are no alternative ports, writes Chris Roberts. Passengers want to come to Auckland and spend their money enjoying the sights and activities of our biggest city.

Whole milk powder prices, which are central to Fonterra's farmgate forecasts, showed signs of levelling off at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, but competition from big suppliers in the United....

International dairy prices fell for the fourth time in a row at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

New Zealand should be the next cab off the rank in securing a free-trade deal with the Gulf Co-operation Council, with Prime Minister John Key "much more positive" about it.