Trade Minister David Parker says investment settings are more important than trade deals.

OPINION: While US President was flattered, other nations worked on a trade deal.

The future of TPP has been thrown into doubt after Canada's sudden about-face.

One country has dramatically blocked the TPP trade deal.

Indonesia's appeal against a trade barriers ruling imposed since 2011 has been turned down

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern arrived in Vietnam last night and said negotiations would continue into the night for as long as it took. "It is fair to say these negotiations are now down to the wire."

Ministers from countries in the TPP 'agree in principle' after Vietnam meeting.

Jacinda Ardern heads to Apec with a healthy "dance card".

This Government, like the last, gets the importance of free trade to New Zealand.

Jacinda Ardern met the German President in Wellington today.

EU Ambassador scathing on coalition agreement policy to unfreeze Russian trade deal.

Ports of Auckland believes automating its container terminal will double its capacity;

COMMENT:Currency traders take short-term view whereas stock investors are in for long haul

Parker is aiming for TPP11 trade deal and bar on house purchases by overseas speculators.

Too many companies are failing to train sufficient people in their trades.

Top NZ trade official tells Japanese he remains confident new Government will sign TPP.

China's new trillion-dollar "silk road" could change the world as we know it.

New Zealand can seem "rugged" and "unsophisticated" to the Japanese, study finds.

COMMENT: Big parties might accept some NZ First policies - but not a new Reserve Bank Act

Exports of milk powder, butter and cheese declined and imports of oil jumped higher.

Wealthy businessman and former Auckland Mayor Dick Hubbard is endorsing Labour.

MFAT never got legal advice about the risks of a Saudi sheep deal, new documents show.

Labour leader promises $20m upgrade for Buller Hospital and funding for cycle trails.

COMMENT: Deal with Tauranga more logical than shipping freight through Northport.

NZTE is concerned about supply at a proposed $180 million Chinese plant in Kawerau.

Labour says it would not enter a conflict without a mandate from the UN.

COMMENT: If Karen Walker, Mary Devine, and Jamie Whiting can't make it work, who can?

Tight local election creating uncertainty, say economists.

Exporters have a simple demand for the government that is elected - to focus on trade.

COMMENT: Dodgy dealing has a long, chequered history, but regulators are fighting back.