John Key has pulled out of a Beijing meet-and-greet session for NZ dairy companies and their local business partners after a dinner invite from the Chinese President.

Much of the recent focus on sending milk to China has been on Justice Minister Judith Collins.

Judith Collins' dinner with a Chinese border official would have been highly beneficial for Oravida, says a former dairy export chief executive.

New Zealand manufacturing activity expanded for an 18th straight month in February with signs a buoyant economy is creating jobs.

Fonterra says it has accepted charges laid against it by the Ministry for Primary Industries over events that led to last year's recall of whey protein concentrate.

The Kiwi dollar will stay at an elevated level for longer than previously thought as the local economic story finds favour with foreign investors.

Wellington's notoriously volatile weather is nothing compared with the climate Mary Quin faced in her previous home city.

China's shifting emphasis on consumption could be a golden opportunity for New Zealand companies, says a visiting trade delegation.

Fisher & Paykel Appliances has unveiled plans for a state-of-the-art new research and development hub at its East Tamaki headquarters.

A string of National Party high-flyers have been entertained by the milk exporter at the centre of a conflict of interest row involving Justice Minister Judith Collins

Fonterra has extended sales of its infant formula brand to two more major Chinese cities as it pushes to secure a share of the world's fastest growing baby milk market.

French food company Danone is suing Fonterra for alleged breaches of the Fair Trading Act in its High Court action against the dairy giant in the wake of last year's botulism scare.

New Zealand dairy exporters will get an opportunity to introduce their Chinese customers to Prime Minister John Key at an event in Beijing later this month.