COMMENT: From direct flights, to our co-operation in the Pacific and beyond, the UAE-New Zealand relationship is moving to exciting new levels.

World dairy prices went against market expectations and fell 2.9 per cent decline at the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction.

New Zealand's trade with Iran could surpass pre-sanction levels and tap into "vast possibilities", Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says.

A steep rise in China's reported imports from Hong Kong has raised concerns that trade invoices are being manipulated to get capital.

Under Key and Turnbull's leadership, the relationship between the nations is now stronger and closer than between any other country on earth, writes Alex Malley.

New Zealand wholesale trade dips in fourth quarter on decline in basic material products.

De Beers is ramping up diamond sales to cash in on a recovery from last year's slump.

Population growth, construction and tourism offset declines in NZ dairy prices.

There was an unexpected trade surplus in January as exports rose more than forecast, aided by higher shipments of wood, dairy and fruit.

Winston Peters is calling for a free trade agreement among Commonwealth countries, and wants to use New Zealand's CER agreement with Australia as a template.

In the past, apprenticeships were often seen as something for people who didn't get good enough grades to go to university. Times have changed, reports Danielle Wright

President Barack Obama told governors Monday that he remains "cautiously optimistic" that Congress will approve a sweeping trade deal with 11 Pacific Rim nations this year.

Excess supply in industry augurs tough six months.

Ports of Auckland posted a 9.5 percent increase in first-half profit as the country's third-biggest port slashed its maintenance bill.

NZ Trade and Enterprise has released a new set of guidelines for doing business with post-sanctions Iran.

Challenge is to extract more 'domestic value added', write Denis McNamara and John Ballingall.

The use of sanctions against Russia are a symbolic reminder that the Putin leadership had seriously misread the international situation, writes Robert Patman.

Threats to tear up Trans-Pacific Partnership have damaging implications for our trade.

What will be the likely impact of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement on our "100% Pure" brand, central to tourism and a significant driver of economic growth? I

For this lukewarm opponent of regional trade agreements, the TPP is a so-so deal with small net gains, writes Jim Rose.

Magali Silva says small countries need to enter mega-regional agreements to thrive, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

New Zealand's efforts to secure a free trade agreement with Europe are ramping up, with Trade Minister Todd McClay flying out this weekend for meetings.

Another British law change has just made it harder for Kiwis to live and work in the United Kingdom.

The opposition to the TPP was ugly. Worse than that, it backfired, writes Heather du Plessis-Allan.

United States Trade Representative Mike Froman has rolled out a welcome mat to newbie ambassador to the US, Tim Groser.

Signed and sealed but not yet delivered, the TPP will now be put through the wringer in member countries for ratification.