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The biggest container ship to visit New Zealand will visit Port of Tauranga later this year.

News that a free trade agreement with the EU is still on track, despite Brexit, has been welcomed by New Zealand's export sector.

Donald Trump has taken his anti-trade tirades to a whole new level.

Tauranga shareholders will take some convincing that a new port to serve the upper North Island would be a good move.

Northland MP and NZ First leader Winston Peters says Northport is the logical place to take Auckland's shipping freight, saving hundreds of millions of dollars.

Shipping operators favour a future replacement for the current Auckland port to be sited at the Firth of Thames over Manukau Harbour.

Horticulture led the rise in New Zealand commodity prices last month.

NZ's relationship with the Philippines is in great shape and growing as the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic relations.

The Ports of Auckland must be moved for the growth and prosperity of the city, say three mayoral candidates.

New Zealanders and their pets have consumed more than 600 tonnes of seafood sourced from a Thai conglomerate condemned for its use of slave labour.

Prime Minister John Key will visit China this month to discuss the free trade agreement between the two countries.

Commodity prices fell 1.3 per cent in March as weaker dairy, forestry and seafood prices outweighed meat prices.

COMMENT: Does economics still believe in free trade?

Five other countries have informally expressed interest in joining the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.

New Zealand wholesale trade dips in fourth quarter on decline in basic material products.

To the extent that robots become a less expensive input than labor in the production process, multinationals will be encouraged to "onshore" output to move it closer to their customer bases.

New Zealand unexpectedly posted a trade surplus last month as exports rose more than forecast, with higher shipments of wood, dairy and fruit.

Excess supply in industry augurs tough six months.

Avocado prices have spiked to over $3 each after a "moderate" growing season and surging demand.

Ports of Auckland posted a 9.5 percent increase in first-half profit as the country's third-biggest port slashed its maintenance bill.

Here's what the international media think of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP).

As rubber prices slump, 20 of 30 workers who drain sticky latex from trees on Winai Chaikunanant's plantation quit.

Hedge funds are betting your morning cup of coffee is going to get cheaper.

Two fashionistas behind one of Auckland's top labels may face jail time after allegedly trying to defraud Customs.

All five cases have the same strain and all have consumed Fruzio Mixed Berry product, which has been recalled.

10 things you need to know about the ham recall, listeria, and the infection it may cause.

Australian business Patties Foods sells its Nanna's frozen berries business just as Fruzio pulls its frozen berry range off shelves in its own Hepatitis A scare.

Several readers have contacted the Herald expressing their fears after eating the potentially contaminated ham.

Fruzio frozen berry brand is likely to be linked to a newly notified case of Hepatitis A.