People trade to improve their lot and workers in free economies prosper while workers in controlled economies do not, writes Rodney Hide.

Labour has been pivotal in shifting public opinion, shifting its own position last year from a pro starting point to a neutral one.

Tim Groser has a sales job in front of him after the Trans-Pacific Partnership kept the doors open wide to foreign investment in Auckland's red hot housing market.

While we await the final text of the agreement it may be worth reflecting on the importance of the 90 per cent of the TPP iceberg below the surface of media attention, writes Brian Fallow.

As dust settles on TPP negotiations, much attention will turn to analysing the full text of the agreement and understanding its costs and benefits, writes John Ballingall.

Most people will be more than aware that, like all public relations campaigns, this one will not reveal the full picture.

Customs will be given new powers to hold goods at the border that they suspect breach copyright or trade marks under TPP.

It may be difficult at first for observers to grasp the magnitude of what has happened with the trade liberalisation deal just reached in the TPP.

Finance spokesman Grant Robertson said his party wanted to reserve the right to legislate in the best interests of New Zealanders.

Editorial: Dairy products might not have gained much easier access to Japan and North America but agricultural exports are firmly in the agreement.

FRAN O'SULLIVAN: Geneva has the WTO. Brussels hosts the European Union. Will the Trans-Pacific Partnership put Auckland on the map?

The agreement provides for the complete elimination of tariffs on New Zealand's exports to TPP nations, but with only partial liberalisation of the dairy trade.

Investors adopt a 'risk-on' attitude as trade pact is finalised and amid speculation US will keep interest rates low.

The TPP could be improved after a few years, Trade Minister Tim Groser has said, acknowledging NZ lost against powerful forces that limited dairy sector rewards.

Q & A: Why is this trade agreement such a big deal?

Labour is urging the Government to push ahead with plain packaging for cigarettes after the TTP forbade tobacco companies from directly suing NZ.

New Zealand and 11 other countries strike Pacific trade pact - a deal that will affect 40 per cent of world's economy.

The Labour Party says the Trans Pacific Partnership appears to have failed to deliver for New Zealand with few gains for dairy farmers and potential implications for medicines.

What deals have other countries by signing up to the TPP deal?

OPINION: Trade Minister conceded a few nasty points but his brinksmanship in TPP negotiations allows him to stare down critics, writes Fran O'Sullivan.

OECD will tomorrow release final recommendations on the biggest change to international tax rules since WWII.

The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement was expected to be announced at any minute - but a scheduled press conference has been cancelled.

Several boxes need to be ticked before the TPP comes into force.

Sometimes it takes someone a little removed from the fray to put the right perspective on the TPP issue.

The biggest free trade deal in a generation could be reached soon - but wrangling over next-generation drugs has held up progress.

Tim Groser says countries deeply immersed in TPP negotiations understand that dairy has to be resolved to NZ's satisfaction before a deal can be done.

Concluding a deal seems more important than its content, writes Jane Kelsey. The shroud of secrecy makes it impossible to sort the various "truths" from deliberate disinformation.