Prime Minister John Key has seized on David Cunliffe's reticence about the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks to accuse him of taking Labour to the far left at the behest of unions and to talk up TPP.

Trade Minister Tim Groser says New Zealand is partway through a process of restoring its reputation in the world as a safe food producer after Fonterra's whey product contamination scare and subsequent product recall last month.

It's time to make Google, Apple and other multinational companies pay more taxes, say G20 leaders.

An 'open for business' Australia can only be good news for New Zealand, as its economic health remains vital for ours.

Riding a volatile currency is a perennial bugbear for New Zealand exporters, but overcoming that problem has created resilient businesses, says one expert.

Separate bilateral negotiations on market access within the Trans Pacific Partnership talks relate only to transitional paths, not to the end point of a single tariff schedule for all the partners, says Trade Minster Tim Groser.

Export and import prices moved in New Zealand's favour in the June quarter, but the effect was swamped by lower export volumes and rising imports.

China is fast becoming our dominant trading partner, but Kiwi business leaders based there say many New Zealand exporters are still taking a naive approach.

World-leading Kiwi exporters need to champion New Zealand more ardently in foreign markets as the country is still perceived by some as being slow to innovate.

New Zealand has pushed Fonterra's case in meetings with the Sri Lankan government following a tumultuous month which saw the dairy giant temporarily shut down its Sri Lankan operations.