NZME should pay no cash if Fairfax media merger allowed, says FNZC
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 20 (BusinessDesk) - NZME should no longer pay Fairfax Media $55 million as part of the proposed merger between the two news publishing groups if the courts clear the way for the union to go ahead, says broking firm First NZ Capital. Announced in Sep...
China raises extradition for expat criminals with Peters at APEC
By Pattrick Smellie in Manila Nov. 13 (BusinessDesk) - Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has raised with his new New Zealand counterpart, Winston Peters, the extradition of Chinese nationals facing corruption and criminal charges. Long an ambition of Beijing, the issue of an...
Govt defends modest gains as TPP limps back to life
By Pattrick Smellie in Da Nang Nov. 12 (BusinessDesk) - The government is defending its support for an amended version of the TPP Pacific Rim trade and investment pact, saying it has achieved substantial progress on all five of the areas that Labour campaigned on changing....
TPP back on with new name, Canada apparently back on board
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 11 (BusinessDesk) - The on-again-off-again revival of the Trans-Pacific Partnership is back on after a confusing 12 hours in which Canada appeared to have walked away from the deal, but returned to the negotiating table claiming “a misunderstanding”....
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