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Empty shelves and ingredient shortages plague businesses.
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You'll be lucky to get your hands on these products any time soon.
Focus: Ship stuck at sea with would-be presents until Christmas Eve
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Small Business: The Auckland firm championing Brazilian acai in Aotearoa
How lack of good acai in the market fuelled Riversea on its business journey.
Warehouse Group warns of possible stock delays
Warehouse Group chief executive told shareholders this morning during its annual meeting.
Fake-meat fatigue: Have we reached peak vegan meat?
Despite Kiwis' love of meat NZ is 'an ideal market' for vegan alternatives, says supplier.
Stuck in transit: Tauranga comes to Auckland's aid to ease congested containers, imports
Port of Tauranga pushes to clear Auckland port's diverted imports.
Looming shortages: Which retail items could soon be harder to come by
High demand and short supply has retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers stretched.
As air freight plunged, these items surged in demand
What New Zealanders needed quickly during lockdown changed dramatically.
Fresh melon imports suspended after fruit disease found
Unwanted fruit disease has been found on imported watermelons from Queensland, Australia.
Let's get talking: Tauranga and Northport bosses
Removing Auckland port's car imports would reveal its true costs: rival claim.
Focus: Major study says Ports of Auckland should close
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Michael Barnett: Barging cars to East Tamaki?
COMMENT: Let's have honesty in the local government election.
Safer-furniture ratings? Voluntary standard announced
Minister of Consumer Affairs says furniture sold in this country needs to be safer.
Napier Port shares pitched at $2.27 to $2.60
Listing on the NZX is expected next month and could raise up to $234m.
NZ imported $15 million worth of firearms last year
Big money is being spent annually to bring more weapons into the country.
Parallel import dispute heats up over Weber BBQs
BBQ brand Weber has found itself in centre of parallel import dispute.
Import firm opens the door to Aussies
Container Door is gearing up to disrupt Australia's retail sector.
Spirit of China, in a bottle, reaches NZ
Kiwi launch the first step in world marketing campaign for China's 'national liquor'.
How safe are your kids' toys?
Should there be new measures to enforce children's toy safety standards in New Zealand?
Thai terminal shipping 40,000 trucks to NZ
Namyong Terminal, 130km from Bangkok, ships 40,000 trucks to New Zealand per year.
New vehicle sales slip 2 pct due to stink bug issues
This is the first decline in new sales in over two years.
Listeria deaths: Fruit from Australia may have been exported to NZ
Fruit contaminated with listeria has been found to have killed three elderly people.
Record imports and exports in January
The annual trade deficit for the year ended January was $3.22 billion.
Port of Tauranga profit lifts 13 percent
NZ's biggest port posted a net profit of $47 million, up from $41.9 million last year.
Political rift halts $7m of NZ-bound phosphate
A $7 million shipment of phosphate bound for New Zealand will not reach these shores.
Why Sanitarium won't let 300 cereal boxes into NZ
Three hundred Weetabix boxes a 'real threat' to Weet-Bix brand, says Sanitarium
$7m of NZ cargo to remain in South Africa
A $7 million shipment of phosphate bound for Napier will remain held at a South African.
NZ 1Q current account surplus narrower than expected
New Zealand reported a narrower-than-expected current account surplus in the first quarter
Avocado prices jump in US
Avocado prices have risen to record prices on surging demand and smaller crop.
PM's case for $90m free trade deal
Bill English wants to bring the public on board with a new trade strategy.
Unease over Trump benefits Kiwi exports
Trump's confrontational rhetoric about Chinese trade policies hasn't won much support among Chinese consumers.
Trump's trade talk said to be no bluff
Trade officials have signalled that Donald Trump will take aggressive steps to boost exports.