Cynotech Holdings' chairman Allan Hawkins says the company was put into liquidation to protect "everybody's interests".

Kiwi winemakers are often toasted for punching above their weight but what do foreigners really think of our vintages?

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.

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.

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

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

Silver lining for some of the non-mining cities and industries as interest rates and currency decline, writes Mark Lister.

The FMA has issued a public warning against doing business with a foreign currency exchange company.

For 20 years, the world has watched in awe as the Chinese economy galloped ahead. Now it's slowing down, what does that mean for NZ?

A horticulturist sacked by an Auckland garden centre for referring a customer to a competitor has been awarded almost $9000, thanks to an email sent by her former boss.

China's so-called "economic miracle" has hit some speed wobbles, but a top NZ economist says this country should be insulated from any direct impact.

Most consumers are probably unaware that container loads of pork are flooding into NZ, and almost half of the pork we consume here is imported, writes Sue Kedgley.

The drawn out Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations are about much more than freer trade access with the United States and the other countries alone, writes Kim Campbell.