New Zealand


Colombia keen on free trade deal with NZ
Colombia's president Juan Manuel Santos says he would like to negotiate a free trade agreement with New Zealand.
Plain packaging for cigarettes a legal minefield
Lawsuits are seen as the inevitable next step if plain packaging of cigarettes is brought in. The government will announce a decision on the matter in the next few days.
NZ consults on regional FTA
The New Zealand Government is consulting on a sixteen-nation free trade agreement between New Zealand, Australia, the ten ASEAN states, China, India, Korea and Japan (RCEP)
TPP traps - we need to know the costs as well as the gains
I'm not an economist, but I do understand what a net loss or a net gain is. Most people will be familiar with the concept - at the end of the day, are you better or worse off? To figure that one out you need to know what you've brought in, and what you've paid out.
Jane Kelsey: Secret talks breed scepticism
As the 15th round of Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement (TPPA) negotiations in Auckland comes to an end the New Zealand public has still not been told what is being discussed behind closed doors.
NZ’s embarrassing TPP overtures to the US
Among the analysts and lobbyists floating around the Sky City Convention centre and adjacent Sky Grand hotel foyer, there has been general agreement that no marked progress has been made in Auckland on the core issues in contention – and as a consequence, the TPP can will be kicked down the road again to the next meeting in March 2013.
Policing of TPP protest was provocative and plain stupid
With tensions running high after the refusal of TPP organisers to accept the 750,000 international petition against the negotiations the police action added insult to injury.
Protests turn violent at trade talks in New Zealand
A protest aimed at disrupting Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks in New Zealand turned violent as demonstrators attacked security forces, police said.
Activists stage TPP boxing match
Activist group Aotearoa is Not for Sale Wellington staged a symbolic boxing match protesting the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement today.
India-New Zealand likely to ink FTA early next year
New Zealand in Friday said it expects to conclude the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India by next year and it would work passionately to address the issue of high duties levied on its products.