The controversial Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal will be signed into existence in New Zealand.

As we head into 2016, a trio of trade agreements signed last year will do much to grow the future incomes and living standards of Kiwis, writes Steven Joyce.

A legal dispute over the Keystone XL oil pipeline is giving opponents of a Pacific trade agreement a fresh argument to get the US Congress to kill the pact.

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be signed in New Zealand next month, according to media reports.

New Zealand honey exports doubled in November as the country benefited from global demand in the $2.1 billion industry.

Lingering uncertainty about global growth and manufacturing is tipped to fuel a soft start to Australian trade when the market reopens today.

The number of people who oppose the TPP has gone down since the deal was concluded in October and the number supporting it has risen.

Former Trade Minister Tim Groser doesn't need to say he feels liberated: he exudes it.

A Whangarei pet care business said it was the first to take advantage of the new free trade agreement with South Korea.

Even with fuel at its cheapest price in almost a decade, the ships that carry goods around the world have been cutting speed.

New Zealand should have a critical rethink about whether it's time to join those that want to get the World Trade Organisation on to a two-tier system and reinvigorate global trade.

A series of recommendations have been made to overhaul the dairy sector after a system investigation sparked by the botulism scare.

New Zealand wholesale trade rose in the third quarter as a jump in fruit exports drove the biggest quarterly gain in sales of grocery, liquor and tobacco in more than 20 years.

A free-trade agreement between NZ and the European Union has been discussed at a meeting between Prime Minister John Key and German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

NZX, New Zealand's financial markets operator, has increased the minimum volume of lots required in block trades of whole and skim milk powder futures, citing increased activity.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's first-half profit rose to a record $62 million.

Households and most businesses face higher power and fuel bills under proposed changes to the emissions trading scheme.

Zespri and the Shaanxi Provincial Government signed a memorandum which may lead to the Tauranga-based kiwifruit marketer growing fruit in China.

The TPP signing is likely to will place in NZ next year but at Trade Minister level only - had it been elevated to leader level, Barack Obama would be coming.

Prime Minister John Key last night said any country in Apec that met the standards set in TPP should be accepted into the deal by the 12 foundation countries.

The August-September price bubble has popped, according to a dairy broker.

The New Zealand dollar was little changed against the greenback this afternoon as investors continue to weigh up whether the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates next month.

El Nino weather patterns have led to the driest monsoon season in six years, this has led many Indian farmers to cut back on gold consumption.

Difficult conditions for sheep meat overseas helped drive Alliance Group's pre-tax profit down by 55.1 per cent to $7.9 million in the year.

Microbreweries and pot dispensaries aren't the major drivers of Portland's economy, but they loom much larger there than in most U.S. cities.