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Christmas warning: Australian strike will worsen shipping woes

Australian port strike action, China's power crunch spell pressure for NZ supply chain.

Trade Minister's not-so secret Washington trip revealed

Damien O'Connor will fly to the United States this week.

First look: Centrepiece of NZ's $60m push at Dubai Expo unveiled

The facade can trace links to the Lord of the Rings movies.

Taiwan applies to join CPTPP

The application was made six days after China's.

Power plays behind China's bid to join CPTPP

The CPTPP commission works on consensus which gives all countries a veto on new members.

China applies to join Pacific trade pact abandoned by Donald Trump

China has applied to join an 11-nation Asia-Pacific free trade group.

Liam Dann: GDP a bitter-sweet reminder of alternate economic reality

GDP points to interest rate hikes ahead once we're through the looking-glass of lockdown.

'Devastating': Auckland business groups react to another week in level 4

Another fortnight of the wage subsidy will now be triggered.

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.