
Sparkling year for NZ wine industry
The New Zealand wine industry has continued its turnaround in 2013, posting a record grape harvest and improved profitably for wineries.
The New Zealand wine industry has continued its turnaround in 2013, posting a record grape harvest and improved profitably for wineries.
British shoppers have noticed that their favourite Anchor butter tastes different - with the explanation being it's no longer from New Zealand.
The festering symptoms of "Dutch disease" have burst into a rash of losses across the Australian and New Zealand economies this week.
'We've got momentum.' Trade Minister Tim Groser is optimistic a Pacific-wide trade deal can be struck early next year, as it misses its 2013 target.
The Reserve Bank has left the official cash rate unchanged at 2.5 per cent. Interest rates are expected to increase early next year.
Tribunals have too much discretion and can broadly interpret that text as protecting the expected future profits of foreign investors, writes Simon Terry.
When it releases its monetary policy statement on Thursday the Reserve Bank is expected to turn up the volume on its warning that it is preparing to remove the support of ultra-low interest rates in place since the recession.
A new international trade agreement is good news for exporters whose products are held up at borders but will make little difference for consumers, experts say.
The signs are growing that the TPP is in trouble, writes Bryan Gould. As more information is leaked, the chances of a secret deal being agreed are falling quickly.
International dairy product prices are pushing sharply higher, driven by strong demand from China.
Surging dairy prices have pushed the terms of trade to a 40-year high.
Higher dairy export prices have driven New Zealand's terms of trade to their highest point since 1973, Statistics NZ says.