Deputy PM, Rob Fyfe unveil new anti-slavery rule proposal
Rules would require companies to be "transparent" about supply chains.
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Mainfreight tightens belt as global economic pressures cloud trading prospects
Mainfreight shareholders have been warned to expect the impacts of a global downturn.
Reuben Steff: NZ needs more than trade from China
OPINION: A 'friend and partner' should expect more, writes a foreign policy lecturer.
Concerns Russian attacks could spark food price mayhem
“Some people can’t just sit down and watch it online or from a distance. They’re heroes."
Trade surplus narrows as wary eyes trained on China, inflation
Inflation wars and China slowdown loom large, even as some exports surged.
Indian ban on rice exports stokes fears of global food inflation
Financial Times: Action from India comes the same week as Russia targets wheat.
NZ to ‘set the record straight’ with Solomon Islands after aid accusations
Solomon Islands PM says NZ has failed in its aid commitment; NZ Government disagrees.
Fran O’Sullivan: China the key issue as trade ministers gather in Auckland
Opinion: Ministers coming to New Zealand from 11 countries are divided.
Editorial: Here’s hoping the Aussies walk away from EU trade deal
EDITORIAL: New Zealand's EU trade deal looks good compared to no deal at all.
'Walk away': Australia’s farmers rubbish NZ-Europe free trade deal
EU deals show globalisation is not dead - but some sectors ask what difference that makes.
John Minto: Uncomfortable truths and speaking out
OPINION: Case can be made that Chris Hipkins was too soft on his visit to China last week.
Students swap pens for tools
The students are building new skills, constructing a house from the ground up.
Editorial: China trade - precious and precarious
OPINION: Our editorial on PM Chris Hipkins' trade visit to China.
Free Trade Agreement with EU comes closer
The European Council has given the deal the green light.
Thomas Coughlan: Can NZ sustain a 'values-based' relationship with a dictatorship like China?
OPINION: Hipkins sits down with Chinese President Xi Jinping later today.
PM Chris Hipkins’ China visit: President Xi meeting today in Beijing
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping today.
Editorial: Hipkins gets a break as Nats focus on bread and butter
While Hipkins is away in China, National will have more of the domestic spotlight.
‘You’d better not jinx it’ PM on his high-stakes trip to China, and whether plane will get off the ground
The PM admits foreign policy isn't his background, but insists he's a fast learner
PM Chris Hipkins to meet with China’s President Xi Jinping
PM's office has confirmed he will meet with Xi during his trip to China next week.
Maori trade board member joins WTO
WTO appoints Tania Te Whenua to its first civil advisory board.
Time for NZ to get creative on trade as FTAs reach limit: expert
If free trade agreements are no longer the panacea, what else is?
PM to visit China as it hits back over joint statement
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins will lead a group of business leaders to China.
The China Tightrope: Unpacking NZ's relationship with our biggest trading partner
A new book takes a deep dive into New Zealand's relationship with China.
Latest business activity data offers clues to next week's GDP number
Sales are up on an annual basis, Stats NZ data for the March quarter shows.
Commodity export prices steady despite slowing China demand
Shipping costs continue to fall sharply as volumes ease.
Top accolade for Napier businessman, identity and tech guru
Wayne Norrie has been honoured with an ONZM.
NZ's richest man does year's biggest leasing deal on new $100m warehouse
Warehouses for Synlait's new southeast Asia plant-based export operation.
Trade deficit narrows as tourism sector continues comeback
Export and import prices fell as global inflation abated.
Damien O’Connor: Free trade deal with UK is ‘gold standard’
Opinion: 'Historic deal secured during a time of increasing protectionism abroad.'
Tukorehe hosts NZTE trade delegation
NZTE staff, based around the world, are helping raise the profile of New Zealand.
Watch: PM Chris Hipkins speaks in Papua New Guinea
PM Chris Hipkins holds a media stand-up in Papua New Guinea. Video / RNZ
UK free trade fast-tracked, Ed Sheeran wins case & King's Coronation nears | Focus Morning Bulletin: 5 May, 2023
NZ's Free Trade Agreement with the United Kingdom fast-tracked, Ed Sheeran victorious in copyright case and London all set for Coronation weekend in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Coca-Cola and Pepsi supplies threatened by Sudan war
Experts fear stockpiles could run out within five to six months.
Editorial: NZ lags Australia in building Indian trade
Fifteen years of trade agreement negotiations have yielded 'nothing'.