China is questioning New Zealand's '100 per cent pure' brand as headlines worldwide bring attention to Fonterra's milk formula scandal.

Fallout from Fonterra's milk formula scandal could spread to other agricultural exports, but the brand damage will depend on how the co-op reacts next.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings has expressed regret for consumer anxiety caused by revelations that batches of whey protein had been contaminated.

Fonterra Fund shares have dropped by 62 cents in early trading as markets digest the impact of the contamination scare on our biggest exporter.

Fonterra's unit price is likely to take a hit this morning and the New Zealand dollar has already fallen to a month low.

Worried parents are flooding an infant formula company's hotline, amid revelations almost 68,000 cans of formula could be tainted with a botulism-causing bacterium.

The Australian sharemarket is expected to start the week slowly today but should pick up after the release of key data.

Share traders are being replaced by maths geniuses who use supercomputers to beat the markets. But are the "quants" a force for good or evil?

When politicians talk about making the labour market more flexible, it means ensuring that the demand and supply of labour determines the wage rate. writes Peter Lyons.

The New Zealand dollar's rapid rise against Australia's currency is expected to continue.

New Zealand's lucrative reputation for high-quality dairy produce continues to get a battering from the Chinese media.

Smart political footwork by Prime Minister John Key has put the South Korean free-trade agreement back on the agenda.

Plans by the Labour Party to exclude foreign buyers from the housing market have sparked more calls for restrictions and warnings about the risk of damaging the country's relationships with its major trading partners.

New Zealand's primary-industry exports to South Korea such as dairy, meat and wine are being squeezed by tariffs imposed in the absence of a free trade agreement.

Japan's association with TPP marks a remarkable sea-change in Japanese policy and is full of consequence for New Zealand.

Prime Minister John Key says Labour's new housing policy smacks of desperation by leader David Shearer.

A far cry from the stinking ruins of the war-ravaged city New Zealand's war veterans saw here 60 years ago, Seoul is now an attractive destination.

As shipping companies chase profits, they're building the biggest freighters the world has ever seen.