Stephen Jacobi: Trade talks about clear rules, investment - jobs
TPP negotiators meet in Auckland this week to further a plan to create jobs and growth.
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Fonterra shares soar on first day
Units in the new Fonterra Shareholders Fund have debuted at $6.66 per unit - a $1.16 premium to their $5.50 issue price.
Fonterra IPO foreign ownership flak
Some New Zealand institutions are crying foul over the high level of foreign ownership in the newly-formed Fonterra Shareholders Fund.
NZ wine shows signs of turnaround
New Zealand's wine sector is showing signs of a profit turnaround but is still not producing financial returns which would be acceptable to investors.
Recovery patchy, says economist
Subdued inflation will keep the Reserve Bank's official cash rate on hold until at least 2014, the NZIER predicts.
$718m deficit above expectations
New Zealand's trade accounts sank deeper into the red last month.
Top price for Fonterra fund
Units in the newly-formed Fonterra Shareholders Fund have been priced at the very top of the dairy cooperative's $4.60 to $5.50 indicative range.
Price set for Fonterra Shareholders' Fund
Fonterra said it had set its final price for units in the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund at $5.50 per unit - the top end of an indicative $4.60 to $5.50 range.
Trade deficit widens as dairy values fall
New Zealand chalked up its third monthly trade deficit in October, with the annual deficit widening to $1.37 billion.
NZ sets TPP signing terms
New Zealand will not sign a Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement unless it removes tariffs on dairy products and allows the state-owned drug-buying agency to stay.
Milk production soars 11.3pc
New Zealand's milk production leaped 11.3 per cent last season, the most productive on record.
Fonterra: Muted member response
Fonterra will put in the bulk of shares required for the Fonterra Shareholders' Fund following a muted response from its farmer members.
Push for huge free trade agreement
A new giant Asian free trade negotiation was launched last night (NZ time) at the end of the East Asia Summit in Cambodia, with a goal to complete the deal by the end of 2015.
Dairy prices up in overnight auction (+graphic)
Prices of dairy products rose in the latest online dairy auction, the third straight gain.
PM has informal discussion with Obama
Prime Minister John Key had an informal discussion with US President Barack Obama in Phnom Penh this morning and the issue of Kim Dotcom appears to have been discussed.
Calls to help stop flyaways
Government-funded rewards - including tax breaks and grants - could encourage high-performing companies to stay in this country.
John Key meets Obama
United States President Barack Obama will open Trans-Pacific Partnership talks in Cambodia while new negotiations offer up India, Japan and South Korea.
NZ needs more people - exporters
Exporters' lobby group calls for increasing population through immigration and developing bigger companies.
China interest in Fonterra fund 'predictable' - Feds
Chinese interest in investing in Fonterra's Cooperative Group's shareholder fund was predictable, says the main farm lobby group.
NZ tops global business list
New Zealand has outshone the world's major economies to top a Forbes list of the best countries for business.
Live Chat replay: Fonterra and NZ dairy industry
See a replay of our live chat with ANZ rural economist Con Williams on Fonterra's TAF scheme and the dairy industry.