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Alarm over UK farm output drop
An alarming decline in food production at British farms will leave shoppers at the mercy of prices and quality elsewhere in the world, warns a UK farming report.
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John Roughan: TPP still the most promising talks in town
Sitting around the big table in Brisbane this weekend, the 20 leaders should take a good refreshing breath of the Pacific air, and drink plenty of the water.
Audrey Young: Trade on the agenda but war on the mind
This year's Apec has been as much a security summit for Prime Minister John Key as a trade and economic summit.
Thousands protest TPPA
Thousands of New Zealanders rallied in the streets against a contentious trade agreement.
Jane Kelsey: Trade deal hands US power to rewrite NZ laws
"Certification" seems a benign enough word. But it hides an extraordinary power that the United States is expected to assert if the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is concluded.
Peter Lyons: NZ still floundering on buzzword of '70s
Itell my students that my initial enthusiasm for economics was sparked by the most attractive female teacher at my school. Unfortunately they will need to find other reasons for enjoying the subject.
Fran O'Sullivan: Japan playing hardball on trade deal
Shinzo Abe didn't quite throw his weight around when he met John Key at Government House in Auckland this week.