Auckland, Los Angeles, Gaungzhou - talking trade and growth at the Tripartite Economic Summit today.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership legislation has passed its first hurdle with support from National, Act, United Future - and one Labour MP.

Trade Minister Todd McClay has expressed disappointment at Labour's confirmation it will vote against the Trans Pacific Partnership legislation.

The Waitangi Tribunal says the Trans-Pacific Partnership does not breach the Crown's treaty obligations.

A Chinese-owned milk powder company reprimanded by John Key for using his photo without permission in 2012 has donated $25,400 to the National Party.

A new deal between New Zealand and India opens the door for a direct flight between the two countries.

Trading platform operator CMC Markets has launched share contracts over the top 45 stocks listed on the NZX.

Zespri has been made an "importer of record" in China - giving the kiwifruit marketer more control over its product in what is poised to become its biggest market by volume.

China has revealed that New Zealand citizen Bill Liu is ranked number five on its Top 100 extradition list.

Signals that New Zealand could secure a better deal on its Free Trade Agreement with China is a "beacon of hope" for our dairy industry, said the head of an export association.

Dairy prices continued to firm at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction, with the GDT price index gaining 3.8 per cent driven mostly by a big gain in whole milk powder prices.

Today, we talk exclusively to the AFFCO meatworker who spent an hour and a half with a meat hook impaled in his head.

China's richest man, Alibaba online shopping founder Jack Ma, says he'd like to buy a home in New Zealand.

COMMENT: Recent estimates show that most members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership will make substantial gains, unlike those who opt not to participate.

New Zealand trade officials have signed a deal with the world's largest online marketplace, China's Alibaba Group.

COMMENT: Free trade will top PM's priorities, with issues including dairy, territory and extradition.

Trade Minister Todd McClay says the Government is assessing the implications of recent regulatory changes in China's cross border e-commerce market.

COMMENT: These days, the worst multinational corporations have names you've never heard.

News of Chinese regulatory changes has given local investors jitters and hit Australasian infant formula and health supplement stocks.

New Zealand lamb is being sold under label set up by Prince Charles to promote best of British.

Prime Minister John Key will visit China this month to discuss the free trade agreement between the two countries.

The price of the vanilla bean has more than tripled in the past year as output slips and quality suffers.

The long-held faith in open markets is beginning to fade - and it isn't just political rhetoric, reports Bill Powell.

COMMENT: Does economics still believe in free trade?

New Zealand's merchant trade surplus reached $339 million in February.

New Zealand and Australia should act as one when working towards trade agreements, says John Key.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has won an air cargo cartel appeal against Air New Zealand.