Key heads to Peru for talks on life after TPP
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 17 (BusinessDesk) - Prime Minister John Key makes a fleeting trip to Peru this weekend to attend the annual APEC leaders’ summit, having cut from his schedule a two-day trade mission to Argentina en route after Monday’s earthquakes required him to stay...
Evacuations, business support package for Kaikoura top priorities post-quake, Key says
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 15 (BusinessDesk) - Economic Development Minister Steven Joyce has been charged with putting together a “business continuity package” for the South Island coastal town of Kaikoura after Monday’s massive earthquake cut the main highway connection to bot...
Era of trade liberalisation “over” in the West, says visiting Indian expert
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 13 (BusinessDesk) - A generation of trade liberalisation “as we know it” is over, says Shashi Tharoor, a leading Indian political and international figure, visiting New Zealand today. However, the trend against globalisation is a western phenomenon,...
Govt bows to key submissions on RMA Bill, credits Maori Party
By Pattrick Smellie Nov. 9 (BusinessDesk) - The government has agreed to a wide range of changes to its proposed reforms to the Resource Management Act, agreeing to back down in areas identified by business and environmental groups alike, while crediting the Maori Party for th...
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