
TPP minus US starting to gain ground
By Pattrick Smellie April 21 (BusinessDesk) - The Japanese government is picking up the pace on reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade and investment deal, with talks scheduled next month among the 11 countries left in the pact after the withdrawal by the US after the el...

Confident TAG Oil commits C$27.4M to capex in 2017/18
By Pattrick Smellie April 20 (BusinessDesk) - Vancouver-based onshore Taranaki oil and gas explorer and producer TAG Oil is forging ahead with capital expenditure of C$27.4 million of exploration, production and work-over projects, with another C$8.4 million available if farm-...

Gregg's on the block as Suntory prepares to sell ANZ Cerebos assets
By Pattrick Smellie April 19 (BusinessDesk) - Ownership of two of New Zealand's oldest food brands, Gregg's and Raro, is up for grabs as the Japanese owner of the Cerebos businesses in New Zealand and Australia puts them up for sale. Suntory Beverage & Food, a Japan-headqua...

Immigration tweaks tomorrow, Cabinet reshuffle next week
By Pattrick Smellie April 18 (BusinessDesk) - Immigration Minister Michael Woodhouse will announce “tweaks” to the immigration system, Prime Minister Bill English told his post-Cabinet media conference. The move comes as immigration and the cost and lack of housing supply,...