Trade deal will help Nike hire 10,000 people in US: CEO
Nike said if a trade deal with 12 Pacific Rim countries crossed the line the company might create 10,000 jobs in the US.
Nike said if a trade deal with 12 Pacific Rim countries crossed the line the company might create 10,000 jobs in the US.
Graeme Hart's Rank Group confirmed it plans to sell down its stake in Carter Holt Harvey in an initial public offering.
The NZ dollar touched 92.82 Australian cents, its lowest level since late January, as traders price in rate cuts.
Fonterra will late this month release its milk price forecast for 2015/16 and indications are that it will be towards the lower end of market expectations.
A crackdown on tradies' cash jobs is yielding "outstanding" results, says the tax department.
Much of the suspicion around the TPP agreement is fundamentally misconceived says international lawyer Gary Born.
The kiwi touched 74.23 US cents, and was trading at 74.43 cents at 8am in Wellington, from 74.99 cents at 5pm yesterday.
Z Energy posted a 10 per cent increase in full-year operating earnings, as fuel and refining margins improved and the service station chain sold more fuel.
The kiwi dropped yesterday after data showed annual wage inflation in the private sector slowed to a 0.3 per cent pace in the three months ended March 31.
A teachers' organisation says a leaked document shows New Zealand has joined a group of countries pushing for education to be included in a murky trade deal.
International dairy prices fell for the fourth time in a row at this morning's GlobalDairyTrade auction.
Auckland tradies are being targeted by the Inland Revenue Department in a bid to recoup unpaid income tax.
New Zealand should be the next cab off the rank in securing a free-trade deal with the Gulf Co-operation Council, with Prime Minister John Key "much more positive" about it.
Fonterra has fallen into line with market expectations after oversupply and extreme volatility on world dairy markets prompted the co-operative to once again lower its farmgate milk price.
Prime Minister John Key has met dignitaries and enjoyed a Burger Fuel meal in Kuwait, on the final stop of his Gulf States tour.
Milking cows under the cover of darkness has helped to produce a milk powder high in the sleep-promoting hormone Melatonin.
Prime Minister John Key has met with the Saudi Arabian king and raised the issue of human rights.
Representatives from the Five Nations Beef Alliance are in Maryland this week pushing for beef trade liberalisation through the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal.