New Zealand


Peters swears to be good on FTA
Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters appears to have backed down on a threat to criticise the free trade agreement with China while he is overseas, promising the prime minister he will not denounce it publicly.
NZ First's China advertisement to be investigated
The Electoral Commission will consider a New Zealand First advertisement that appeared in daily papers this morning at their next meeting.
Winston's message: No to the FTA
Foreign Minister Winston Peters says New Zealand could have done better than it did in the free trade agreement it signed on Monday with China, and that is why his New Zealand First party won't support it.
Trade pact is front page news
China's trade deal with New Zealand has made the front pages in Beijing.
China: Local activist groups soft pedal on NZ free trade deal
Chinese activist groups cool on opposition to New Zealand's fair trade deal with China. Katie Small checks out the marginal minorities' views after the crackdown in Tibet.
Momentous trade deal signing tomorrow
New Zealand will sign up to its biggest bilateral trade deal in 25 years in a ceremony in Beijing tomorrow.
Last minute protests over China's free trade deal
Protestors in Auckland and Wellington have made a last minute plea to stop a free trade agreement between New Zealand and China. They say the Government is ignoring human rights for the sake of selling a few pounds of butter.
Cuddling up to China
The "smog and mirrors" surrounding New Zealand's historic free trade agreement with China is about to lift, along with remnants of the Beijing winter.
Maori divided over free trade deal
Ngai Tahu Seafood, the lucrative fisheries arm of one of the largest Maori tribes, says the Government's controversial free-trade pact with China is a good deal and will earn the iwi millions of dollars.
Goff leaves for FTA signing in China
Trade Minister Phil Goff leaves for China tomorrow to play his part in the signing of the free trade deal between New Zealand and China.