COMMENT: The leaders of the 12 TPP countries thought they would be patting themselves on the back this year.

PM John Key has arrived in Lima for the Apec summit and will head to a meeting of the TPP country leaders early Sunday morning.

PM John Key will leave for the Apec summit in Peru today where TPP leaders will meet to try and salvage the agreement from a Donald Trump presidency.

COMMENT: John Key's ability to engage with cringe stood him in good stead.

COMMENT: Let's be clear. The Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPP) has not been killed by Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has called John Key and offered his sympathies over the earthquake and spoke about the TPP, and Sir Bob Charles.

New Zealand's offer to resettle 150 refugees from Australia remains on the table, the Government says, despite a new offer by the

US Secretary of State John Kerry says a failure of trade benefits to flow further is a failure of social policy, not of trade policy.

NZ First leader Winston Peters was too busy trying to coat-tail on Trump's success to congratulate Trump when Parliament addressed the President-elect's ascendancy.

Exporters are anxiously waiting to see whether Trump's rhetoric during the election campaign translates into policy

PM John Key fears Donald Trump's election spells end for TPP trade deal.

The Government spent hundreds of thousands on Helen Clark's UN bid, including fees for Washington lobbyists.

John Key says TPP hasnt got a show if Trump is elected but it could if Clinton is the next US president and the top congressional Republican backs it.

For a businessman, Donald Trump displays a rare hostility toward economic freedom.

New Green MP Barry Coates says he has achieved change from outside politics and now he wants to achieve change from within the political system.

An environmental and political activist who had 220 rotting lambs' tails dumped on his property believes he was specifically targeted.

A_MC230814NADPITA3.JPG HOT TOPIC: Pita Paraone has called a hui to discuss next year's Waitangi Day commemorations. PHOTO/MICHAEL

President Barack Obama pushes TPP deal in Asia but support is drying up at home.

Prime Minister John Key received a "wonderful, warm reception" when he spoke at the launch of the Whanganui branch of Three Keys on

COMMENT: The week has provided plenty to pique an observer's interest.

COMMENT: China was the obvious elephant in the room when Joe Biden visited NZ as the Obama Administration moved to assert US supremacy in the region.

Hillary Clinton delivered a shot across the bows to the Trans-Pacific Partnership as her bid for the US presidency was endorsed by Bernie Sanders.

Who's opposed to the Trans Pacific Partnership ? Right wing US Presidential candidate Donald Trump.

COMMENT: Just as New Zealanders come to grips with the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement, its largely invisible twin is coming to town.

COMMENT: The US holds the whip hand because the agreement can't come into force without its approval.

Trade Minister Todd McClay has expressed disappointment at Labour's confirmation it will vote against the Trans Pacific Partnership legislation.

COMMENT: Data-driven businesses are the way forward, and spying rules must be tight for others to use our services.

COMMENT: The economic and cultural disadvantages of a longer period of protection outweigh the economic benefits to copyright owners.