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![Why ministry won't name Hep A berries](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Why ministry won't name Hep A berries
Minister for food safety says three of the four cases of hepatitis A linked to frozen imported berries have come from a single product.
![Glenbrook viability to be assessed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Glenbrook viability to be assessed
Australian steel products group Bluescope is to review its steelmaking operations in Australia and New Zealand, saying it needs "game-changing" savings in operating costs.
![Shift vehicle trade north - port chief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shift vehicle trade north - port chief
Car imports should be moved from Auckland to Northport at Marsden Pt, says Ports of Tauranga boss Mark Cairns.
![Dairy most volatile of commodities](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Dairy most volatile of commodities
The international dairy trade has become the most volatile of all commodities markets.
![Trilogy's shares jump after $37m buy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trilogy's shares jump after $37m buy
Trilogy International shares jumped to a record after the skincare products and scented candle maker agreed to buy privately held CS Company.
![Terms of trade rise as imported petrol prices slump](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Terms of trade rise as imported petrol prices slump
NZ's terms of trade rose in the first three months of the year, snapping two quarters of decline.
![We're next in line for Gulf FTA, Key](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
We're next in line for Gulf FTA, Key
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.
![Trade deficit widens to $2.2b](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Trade deficit widens to $2.2b
The trade deficit widened to $2.2 billion in the year ended February, the biggest it has been since August 2009.
![Port plans to woo Aucklanders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Port plans to woo Aucklanders
Ports of Auckland is planning an offensive this week to sell its expansion plans to Aucklanders, using the carrot of releasing Captain Cook Wharf for public use.
![Brown loses support on port expansion](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Brown loses support on port expansion
The majority of Auckland councillors now want a rethink on the controversial proposed expansion of the port.
![Pressure mounts over extension plans](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Pressure mounts over extension plans
The protest was sparked by port company plans to begin building two massive extensions and Auckland Council voting to ease rules for further reclamation.
!['An asset we shouldn't lose'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
'An asset we shouldn't lose'
About 2000 people and more than a hundred boats gathered today to protest plans by Ports of Auckland to reclaim more of Waitemata Harbour.
![Auckland Harbour turned 'into a river'](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Auckland Harbour turned 'into a river'
Auckland's Waitemata Harbour has been "turned from a harbour into a river", by Ports of Auckland expansion, yachting great Chris Dickson says.
![Top Kiwis back harbour protest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Top Kiwis back harbour protest
Prominent business leaders, sailors, architects, musicians have signed an open letter demanding that Ports of Auckland 'stop stealing our harbour'.
![Current account deeper in the red](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Current account deeper in the red
New Zealand's external accounts sank deeper into the red during the last three months of 2014.
![Importers struggling to meet demand](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Importers struggling to meet demand
A major banana importer says a world shortage has reduced its supply at a time of stronger demand from New Zealanders who have switched from expensive summer fruits.
![Catherine Beard: NZ can't afford to miss out on Trans-Pacific Partnership](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Catherine Beard: NZ can't afford to miss out on Trans-Pacific Partnership
Catherine Beard writes: Those questioning the value of free trade agreements could do well to examine the results achieved by New Zealand's other agreements.
![Stephen Jacobi: Clock ticks on trade talks as detractors grow](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Stephen Jacobi: Clock ticks on trade talks as detractors grow
Stephen Jacobi writes: If the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) is not finished soon, we may need to move on to something else.
![Sue Kedgley: Kiwis in the dark about irradiated fruit and vegetables](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Sue Kedgley: Kiwis in the dark about irradiated fruit and vegetables
"Irradiated food is anything but fresh," writes Sue Kedgley. So why is the govt bending over backwards to bring more of it in, and remove labels that identify it?
![Low dairy prices depress index](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Low dairy prices depress index
ANZ's commodity price index fell for the ninth month in a row in November, as milk powder prices hit five-year lows.
![Terms of trade picked to fall further](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Terms of trade picked to fall further
Falling dairy prices have begun to undermine one of the foundations of the economic upswing, rising national income from the most favourable terms of trade.
![World's oldest spice pays off for Vietnam](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
World's oldest spice pays off for Vietnam
At a time when commodity producers are enduring a slump in prices for everything, Vietnam's pepper farmers are prospering.
![Editorial: NZ well placed to ensure quality](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: NZ well placed to ensure quality
The diversity of the countries within the Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation bloc has meant it has stayed on the backburner. Until now, that is.
![New vehicle sales jump to record](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
New vehicle sales jump to record
New Zealand new vehicle sales are on track for the highest ever annual total this year as a buoyant local economy underpins demand.
![Editorial: Zapped fruit now standard but consumers need to know](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Editorial: Zapped fruit now standard but consumers need to know
Twenty years ago, the prospect of irradiated fruit and vegetables from Australia going on sale here would have attracted strong opposition.
![Anton Blijlevens and Jack Shan: Enforcing your rights at Chinese trade fairs](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Anton Blijlevens and Jack Shan: Enforcing your rights at Chinese trade fairs
Kiwi companies are increasingly turning to trade fairs in China as a gateway to the international and Chinese market.