Small BusinessYour Business - Why trade shows are good for making contactsExperienced, well set up, established and organised: Plantae sales and marketing manager Janelle Priest talks about attributes to look for in a partner.24 Mar 01:30 AM
Small BusinessSmall Business: Right overseas distributor is vitalYou have to kiss a lot of frogs before you find your prince, says Sharon-May McCrostie, on the subject of finding good overseas distributors.23 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionLiam Dann: Why our China challenge is too big for petty politicsIt is unfortunate that some Government sloppiness about business relationships has clouded the coverage of John Key's trip to China, writes Liam Dann.23 Mar 04:30 PM
OpinionEditorial: Key's visit to China gives reassurance of lasting linkEditorial: A recurring worry about this country's economic wellbeing is the potential for it to be rapidly undone by a change of heart in Beijing.20 Mar 03:15 PM
AgribusinessChinese media's reaction to John KeyJohn Key's visit to China has been well covered by the NZ press, but his presence has also made a splash in the Chinese media, with his visit labelled as 'pioneering'.20 Mar 01:20 AM
AgribusinessNZ dairy less safe, say ChineseChinese consumers regard NZ milk products as less safe than those produced in our key dairy competitors like the US and Europe, Massey University research suggests.19 Mar 04:30 PM
AgribusinessAgreement to increase China tradeNZ and China have increased the goal for two-way trade to reach $30 billion by 2020 at a meeting between PM John Key and China's President Xi Jinping last night.19 Mar 04:30 PM
AgribusinessKey: 'No room for error'Prime Minister John Key has made it clear in Chinese media that New Zealand knows it is on notice over food safety, saying there was now "no room for error."19 Mar 06:09 AM
AgribusinessKey pulls out of China export meetJohn Key has pulled out of a Beijing meet-and-greet session for NZ dairy companies and their local business partners after a dinner invite from the Chinese President.18 Mar 01:45 AM
AgribusinessAsian enthusiasm for natural health boosts NZ industryAsian consumers increasingly viewing health supplements as "an investment rather than an expense" are driving growth in New Zealand's natural products industry.16 Mar 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessManufacturing expands for 18th monthNew Zealand manufacturing activity expanded for an 18th straight month in February with signs a buoyant economy is creating jobs.13 Mar 10:45 PM
AgribusinessFonterra botulism charges laidFonterra says it has accepted charges laid against it by the Ministry for Primary Industries over events that led to last year's recall of whey protein concentrate.12 Mar 09:44 PM
Small BusinessHong Kong trade boss hunts for Kiwi producersChina's shifting emphasis on consumption could be a golden opportunity for New Zealand companies, says a visiting trade delegation.12 Mar 02:14 AM
AgribusinessMilk firm has hosted string of NatsA string of National Party high-flyers have been entertained by the milk exporter at the centre of a conflict of interest row involving Justice Minister Judith Collins10 Mar 04:30 PM
AgribusinessKiwi company fights for its name in Chinese marketNew Zealand household products company ecostore has launched a legal challenge to protect its intellectual property in the Chinese market.09 Mar 04:30 PM
AgribusinessFonterra spreads infant formula sales in ChinaFonterra has extended sales of its infant formula brand to two more major Chinese cities as it pushes to secure a share of the world's fastest growing baby milk market.09 Mar 04:30 PM
AgribusinessEnd of the white goldrush?Six dead babies - that's what it took to create a whole new market segment for New Zealand's dairy industry.06 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandCollins told Oravida its milk was 'nice'Justice Minister Judith Collins said she told milk product company Oravida that it could not use her photograph or name to endorse its products prior to visiting it in China.05 Mar 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessCheese the toast of record commodity pricesNew Zealand commodity prices rose to a record in February, as cheese prices surged to a six-year high.04 Mar 01:28 AM
AgribusinessTerms of trade at new 40-year highNew Zealand's terms of trade rose to a 40-year high for the second straight quarter in the final three months of 2013 as import prices fell.02 Mar 11:09 PM
AgribusinessTrade balance back in blackSurging dairy exports to China have pushed the annual trade balance into surplus for the first time in nearly two years.27 Feb 04:30 PM
BDBDAgribusinessTrade surplus as exports to China surgeNew Zealand posted its third straight trade surplus in January, as sales of dairy products drove record exports to China.26 Feb 11:38 PM
Small BusinessNo more cheap Chinese imports, says trade bossThere's no room for shoddy and cheap Chinese exports anymore, says a visiting Chinese trade boss.26 Feb 04:00 AM
