We need to read the political trends in order to shape our future in the new world market, says Trade Minister Tim Groser.

When Whale Watch opened its doors in 1987, it was seen as a solution to growing unemployment and poverty among Maori in Kaikoura.

Strategy is targeting free travellers and the luxury end of the visitor market.

Our national carrier is working hard to get us noticed in China, writes Alexander Speirs.

Entrepreneur York Zhang has launched NZ Pure - an exclusive e-shop on Alibaba's Tmall.com - to assist Kiwi companies to better access the rapidly growing Chinese market.

The key to unlocking the huge opportunities for NZ's food and beverage exporters in China will be found on the plates and in the shopping baskets of the increasingly wealthy urban Chinese, writes David Green.

As Prime Minister John Key leads a super-sized political and trade delegation to China, Weekend Herald writers assess our fast-developing relationship with the world's new economic superpower.

The lure is compelling - a market of 1.4 billion people, growing daily in size and affluence, with a thirst for New Zealand-made produce and expertise.

Finance Minister Bill English says Chinese investors are starting to think about New Zealand again as an investment destination, including for the state-owned enterprises share-float.

New Zealand boutique babywear brand Nature Baby is gaining sales momentum in the United States after being picked up by one of the country's leading fashion retail chains.

Prices of dairy products have surged to a record in Fonterra's latest global online auction as traders competed for a shrinking volume of drought-affected milk powder.

Think discount specials are due to stock surpluses or items approaching their expiry dates? A new book claims that suppliers take the hit by being obliged to support supermarket promotions because the power is with retailers.

Zespri chairman-designate Peter McBride will be relieved the Chinese court decision on the "cargo smuggling" case is finally out.

An unexpected trade surplus last month shrank the annual deficit to its smallest since last September, but economists expect the drought to widen it again.