PM Bill English and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang agreed on talks to upgrade our FTA.

COMMENT: David Parker says Labour would ban the sale of houses to Chinese investors.

COMMENT: Visiting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang writes exclusively of his regard for NZ.

Premier Li Keqiang will visit NZ next week to mark 45 years of diplomatic relations.

Shoppers in the big centres won't be able to spend up during Easter stat days.

COMMENT: NZ's trade policy relaunched ahead of Chinese Premier's visit.

The government wants free trade agreements to cover 90 per cent of exported goods.

New Zealand's trade deficit narrowed to $18 million in February.

Bill English wants to bring the public on board with a new trade strategy.

Huawei Technologies will spend $400m on R&D in NZ over the next five years.

NZ's economic growth is "approaching its environmental limits", a once-a-decade environmental report card says.

New Zealand shares dropped, led lower by Fletcher Building's earnings downgrade, with Metlifecare and Metro Performance Glass also falling.

EDITORIAL: The second most powerful man in China arrives in our country at a time of great political uncertainty for international commerce.

The Trump administration rejected a statement from other leading economies against the perils of trade protectionism.

COMMENT: Want to know what's going on in NZ's external affairs? Ask Australia.

Dairy co-operative's top executive in China says Beingmate investment is strategic and not financial.

Milk exporter Oravida has put another $50,000 into the National Party's war chest.

Two-thirds of consumers have been stung by extra costs when buying goods and services.

For the first time in two-and-a-half years, New Zealand farmers expect their on-farm spending to increase and farm debt to reduce.

Real estate agents, lawyers and accounts will soon face tougher anti-money-laundering rules under a bill introduced to Parliament today.

The country saw 92,000 visitors from Germany and 215,000 from Britain last year.

New Zealand shares gained, with NZX, Sky Network Television and Fletcher Building recovering after selling this week.

Kiwifruit marketer has gone from boom to bust to boom again.

Opec and its partners have seen the rally in oil prices evaporate as the US inventory glut becomes impossible to ignore.

The New Zealand dollar remained out of favour yesterday, falling 1.7 per cent on the week against the greenback.

Nick Leggett says he has decided against running for Parliament in Mana.

New Zealand wholesale trade rose in the fourth quarter, led by strong fruit exports.

Intueri Education Group's $70.7 million of debt with ANZ Bank New Zealand is almost 60 times greater than its market value,

COMMENT: Donald Trump evidently has a primitive view of international commerce.

New Zealand terms of trade rose 5.7 per cent in fourth quarter as dairy export prices recovered.