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UK appoints MP as trade envoy to NZ
The UK now has 36 trade envoys, including Lord Botham, covering 76 countries.
Worst-case scenario: Can economy cope if we can't eliminate Delta?
New forecast: What happens to jobs, GDP and interest rates if elimination doesn't work?
Michael Hill's profit skyrockets more than 1300%
Michael Hill profit shot up more than 1300 per cent for FY21.
'Saudi Arabia of lithium': Taliban sits on $1 trillion of minerals, China may seek business
Afghanistan's vast supplies of lithium key to global push to develop green technologies.
A storm at sea: Solving the crisis in container shipping
Are three dominant alliances behind the global tangle in container shipping?
UK-NZ trade deal 'highly possible' by end of August
Insiders said UK trade secretary Liz Truss would be driving a hard bargain.
Opinion: Getting the Apec region the right way up
Business group wants to make it easier to do business anywhere in Apec region.
Release Saudi documents or stay away: 9/11 families' message to Biden
"As we approach the 20th anniversary of 9/11 ... our patience has expired."
Liam Dann: Don't let inflation panic overshadow jobs success
Big economic challenges remain but we should be thankful unemployment isn't one of them.
How one of the world's biggest ships jammed the Suez Canal
New York Times: Four months after ship got stuck, critical issues haven't been addressed.
'Economic bubble': NZ and PNG sign partnership deal
PM Jacinda Ardern and PNG PM sign agreement to build a collaborative connection.
Europe lays out vision for carbonless future, settting up potential trade spats
New York Times: Proposal would impose tariffs on some countries with looser rules.
NZ has reached 'peak milk', Fonterra CFO warns
Growth in the dairy industry can only go so far.
Green gold: Avocado powder tipped as super food
A new Kiwi company is turning small reject avocados into a freeze-dried super food.
What NZ should win from its trade agreement with post-Brexit Britain
The reality is, for post-Brexit Britain, a good deal for New Zealand is still a good deal.
Exporters call for Govt action on labour shortages
Perfect Storm: Exporters fear shipping disruption and labour shortages threaten growth.
NZ and UK aim to conclude trade talks in August
NZ and the UK aim to reach an agreement this August.
'Devastating': Worker shortage causes crisis - employers plead for help
Kiwi business owners say New Zealand's labour shortage has reached crisis point.
Australia says it's reached a free-trade deal with Britain
The agreement is the first for Britain since it left the European Union.
Scott Morrison: Together, we can defend freedom
OPINION: The rules-based international order can be preserved, writes the Australian PM.
Premium: British High Commissioner Laura Clarke determined to get FTA
British High Commissioner to New Zealand Laura Clarke remains committed to a Free Trade Agreement as part of the UK’s post-Brexit strategy. Video / Mark Mitchell
Pace of UK/NZ free trade talks set to rev up
Laura Clarke says a survey checked sentiment about FTA after difficult Brexit transition.
Rich nations back deal to tax multinational companies
The G7 deal aims to deter global tax avoidance.
NZ secures Apec deal for equitable Covid vaccine access
The 21 Apec countries represent over a third the population and half the world's GDP.
How the world ran out of everything
New York Times: World faces goods shortage due to pandemic and limited inventories.
Kiwi dollar tipped to rise on stronger post-Covid recovery
Fitch Solutions tips the kiwi dollar to rise as economy improves through next 18 months.
'Outrageous': Painter's complaint backfires over $16k bill for tiny house job
The quote to paint a two-bedroom house was found to be at least $10,000 too high.
Apec 2021: Minister to push for end to vaccine trade barriers
This Saturday is the first big leaders meeting of Apec 2021, when trade ministers meet.
'Kiwis need to calm down': Brits enter fray as mānuka honey legal battle heats up
NZ has applied to trademark the "mānuka honey" name, but faces fierce legal opposition.
EXPLAINER: Why patents on Covid-19 vaccines are so contentious
A look at what patents do and how they influence the fight against Covid-19.
Where will NZ stand in rising tensions between China and other allies?
New Zealand could eventually come under real pressure to pick a side.
US backs waiving intellectual property rules on Covid-19 vaccines
The move will ease trade rules to enable more production more of the life-saving vaccines.