Soaring NZ trade deficit shows a transtasman tale of contrasts
Big energy price jolt - and while Aussie surplus balloons, NZ racks up deficit.
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Agribusiness and Trade: Turbulence in global trade
In these difficult economic times, NZ has to carefully manage its relationship with China.
'Imaginary alliances' do our trade no good
China has become the New Zealand dairy industry's domestic market.
CEOs of NZ's largest exporters to China talk strategy
CEOs of NZ's largest exporters to China talked strategy at the China Business Summit.
Time is ripe for re-shaping New Zealand's trade policy
OPINION: I have nothing but admiration for our primary sector.
US dairy lobby denies blocking NZ infant formula, flags export debut
NZ infant formula imports 'not needed' long term.
John Gascoigne: Should we Think Big or Stay Small?
OPINION: NZ's economic success relies on what so far has proved politically impossible.
National: FTA with EU a 'step forward' but agriculture 'missed opportunity'
National's trade spokesman Todd McClay gave the deal a '6 out of 10'.
Thomas Coughlan: Will Ardern get an EU trade deal tomorrow?
The PM has said she will leave without a deal if what is on the table is not good enough.
Apple giant Bostock pulls Russian exports
Large Hawke's Bay company stops trade with Russia.
Fonterra in US trade talks but infant formula not on list
The world's biggest dairy exporter is shut out of the US finished infant formula market.
Ruakura Superhub attracts logistics giant Maersk
Container logistics leader joins giant Ruakura development.
Construction almost complete on Napier Port's new $175m wharf
The 350m wharf has taken more than two years to build and cost less than anticipated.
Tauranga port gets Environment Court date, chair runs up timing red flag
Port says export volumes will stall from 2024 if build doesn't start this year.
'Bring it on': $15m push to eradicate sprays in apple industry
The move aims to enhance New Zealand's "clean and green" image.
Why NZ had to spend $60m to be at Dubai Expo in a pandemic
Project will come in under budget, says NZTE.
Opinion: US trade reveals a path to tackling NZ's productivity challenge
Jordan Small says our decades-old productivity challenge continues to hold all of us back.
'History of suffering': Livestock ship to berth in Napier
The Anna Marra visited Napier in early 2017, under its former name.
'Reconnecting with post-Covid world': O'Connor off to Europe, Middle East
Trip "unlocking opportunities that will drive our economic recovery from the pandemic".
Russia dairy supplier Fonterra closely monitoring conflict
New Zealand exports dairy, meat and apples to Russia - but in small volumes.
Auckland in for even longer freight delivery delays: warning
Auckland port says delays are a "landside" container flow problem.
NZ-China FTA upgrade to go live in April
Dairy export savings of $180m a year also on offer from ongoing 2008 FTA agreement.
Three more years: Why export container space chaos won't end quickly
At US$2m-plus per return voyage, private export ship charters not for the fainthearted.
Price of mince: Budget-friendly staple now too expensive for some
Free-range chicken breasts are often cheaper than once-humble mince.
Air NZ crew barred from Hong Kong after Dreamliner diversion
Crew confined to aircraft after Hong Kong authorities refused to process them.
Editorial: Cheers to the dairy farmers
Tourism looks set for another hard year, so good dairy industry news is welcome.
Bay's squash milk a global winner
Hawke's Bay's plant-based milk kabocha wins on the world stage
Tariff-free trade: Hawke's Bay exporters get good news
A new free trade deal has been agreed to between the United Kingdom and Aotearoa.
Exporters fear 'being left behind' as other countries get back to business
NZ exporters risk gaining a reputation of being unreliable, costly and slow to deliver.
'Back to the future' for NZ-UK trade ties?
NZ's primary export and business sectors have welcomed the new trade deal with the UK.
Mood of the Boardroom: Covid blows NZ into rocky waters
Parts of our plan for reconnecting to the world need to be turbo-charged.
Zespri on full alert as China finds Covid on a fruit sample
Zespri taking matter "extremely seriously".
Damages reduced to $12m against grower who smuggled kiwifruit into China
Billions of dollars of future exports at risk by the actions of a Bay of Plenty grower.
Freight at the centre of a storm that threatens entire global economy
A deadly cocktail of factors is sending the cost of shipping soaring.