Category: trade
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Seymour: Costco's Christchurch Fast-Track Store Bid Proves Deregulation Works
ACT Leader David Seymour says Costco's proposed Christchurch store using Fast-Track shows cutting red tape brings competition and lower grocery prices, as ACT pushes a one-stop consenting shop.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEconomyTradeLegal ACT New ZealandDavid SeymourCostcoChristchurchFast-Tracksupermarket competitionderegulation
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New Zealand Extends 550,000-Barrel Strategic Diesel Reserve to August 2027
New Zealand extends its Marsden Point strategic diesel reserve deal with Z Energy until August 2027, citing global uncertainty and fuel security, with storage funded by $21.6 million.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEnergyGeneral PoliticsEconomyTradeMiddle East diesel reserveMarsden PointZ EnergyNicola WillisShane Jonesfuel securityNew Zealand Government
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 9 October 2026
Stats NZ snapshot shows weaker Māori-business sales, jobs and exports; NZX 50 closes the week up 0.42%
BusinessEconomyFinancial MarketsBankingEmployment and LaborTrade NZ Economic PulseStats NZMāori authoritiesMāori businessesJune 2026 quarterNZX 50S&P/NZX 50 IndexNZX closeNZ dollarReserve BankOCRPaySauceNew Zealand Rural Land CompanyKMD Brandsa2 MilkMeridian EnergyBriscoe GroupOceania HealthcareSummerset GroupSparkInfratilFisher & Paykel Healthcareeconomic dataNew Zealand economyNZX
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National Pledges $300m in Loans for Water Storage and $10m Fertiliser Fund
Federated Farmers welcomes the water storage scheme, saying early government support is needed to get projects past consenting, construction risk and finance hurdles.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsElectionAgricultureTradeEnvironmentEconomy New Zealand National PartyTodd McClayMike Butterickwater storagefertiliser securityirrigationNew Zealand agricultureNZ National PartyFederated FarmersColin HurstRichard DawkinsNational PartyCanterburyfarming
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New Zealand Food and Fibre Exports Hit Record $65.2 Billion
New Zealand food and fibre exports reached a record $65.2 billion in the year to 30 June 2026, up 8 per cent, with dairy, meat and wool, and horticulture all posting gains.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentTradeAgricultureEconomyEnvironment New Zealand food and fibre exportsTodd McClayMinistry for Primary Industriesdairy exportsmeat and wool exportsNew Zealand-India free trade agreementhorticulture exportsNew Zealand Government
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One News NZ Leaders' Debate 2026: Full Transcript — Part 3 of 7
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Greens Accuse Luxon Government of Blaming Others Over EU Trade Complaint
Green Party Co-leader Chlöe Swarbrick says the Government is deflecting blame over an official EU complaint alleging breaches of the EU-NZ Trade Agreement through weakened climate action.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentTradeClimate ChangeOther PartiesLegal Green PartyChlöe SwarbrickEU-NZ Trade Agreementclimate actionEuropean UnionTodd McClayNew Zealand GovernmentElection
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 1 October 2026
The sharemarket finished slightly lower after recovering much of its earlier decline.
BusinessEconomyBankingFinancial MarketsReal EstateTrade NZ Economic PulseNew Zealand economyhousing consentsStats NZNZX 50Crown borrowingNZ dollarHeartland TSBSouth PortNZ King SalmonReserve Bank OCRNZX
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National to Trial Seamless Trans-Tasman Travel Before 2028 T20 World Cup
A re-elected National Government would trial fully digital trans-Tasman travel using smartphones, digital credentials and biometrics, aiming to launch it before the 2028 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessSportAustraliaGeneral PoliticsElectionEconomyTransportationTrade Louise UpstonNew Zealand National PartyTrans-Tasman travelSmartGate2028 ICC Men's T20 World CupNew Zealand tourismBorder securityNZ National Party
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New Zealand Updates American Foulbrood Pest Management Plan
New Zealand is updating its National American Foulbrood Pest Management Plan with industry-driven changes to hive identification, reporting and compliance, says Biosecurity Minister Andrew Hoggard.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessAgricultureGeneral PoliticsEnvironmentTrade American foulbroodAndrew HoggardbeekeepingbiosecurityapicultureHoney and Bees NZNew Zealand Government
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Green Party: Peters Sought No Advice on Leaving Paris Agreement
Green Party says Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters has neither sought nor received advice on what withdrawing New Zealand from the Paris Agreement would mean, despite coalition campaigning on it.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeTradeOther Parties Paris AgreementWinston PetersChlöe SwarbrickGreen PartyFree Trade AgreementsElection
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Greenpeace Aotearoa Joins EU Complaint Over New Zealand's Climate Policy Regression
Greenpeace Aotearoa co-sponsors a Both ENDS complaint to the EU, alleging New Zealand breached climate obligations in the EU-NZ Free Trade Agreement and risking preferential trade access.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeTradeLegalEuropean Union Greenpeace AotearoaBoth ENDSEU-NZ Free Trade AgreementParis AgreementRussel NormanClimate Change Response (Tort Liability) Amendment ActNew Zealand general electionGreenpeace
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ACT Unveils Plan to Boost Supermarket Competition by Cutting Red Tape
David Seymour says ACT would create a one-stop consenting shop and accept UK, EU and US food labels to make it easier for new supermarkets to enter New Zealand.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessOther PartiesGeneral PoliticsEconomyTradeLegal ACT New ZealandDavid Seymoursupermarket competitionresource consentfood labellingGrocery Commissioner
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 28 September 2026
Synlait swings to second-half profit as full-year loss hits NZ$75.4m; Lodestone IPO opens; NZX 50 edges up 0.14%
BusinessEconomyFinancial MarketsBankingTrade Synlait MilkNZXNZX 50 IndexAFT PharmaceuticalsLodestone EnergyIPOHeartland GroupTSBNew Zealand dollarReserve Bank of New ZealandFisher & Paykel HealthcareMeridian EnergyEROADPacific EdgeInfratilAuckland International AirportNew Zealand economyNZX market close
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National Releases Economic Plan, Promises No New Taxes
National's Economic Plan promises no new taxes, a return to surplus in 2028/29, replacing the RMA and NCEA, and 220,000 new jobs over four years.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessElectionEconomyGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentEducationTrade New Zealand National PartyNicola WillisEconomic PlanNew Zealand economytaxesResource Management ActNCEANZ National Party
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Greenpeace Occupies NZ Research Vessel Over Deep Sea Mining
Greenpeace activists boarded the state-owned Tangaroa in Wellington, saying New Zealand is complicit in US plans to fast-track deep sea mining in the Pacific.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentBusinessUSAGeneral PoliticsClimate ChangeTradeSocial IssuesLaw Enforcement GreenpeaceDeep Sea MiningTangaroaGlomarDonald TrumpPacific Ocean
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Fonterra Posts $27B Revenue, $19.6B Cash Return to Farmers in FY26
Fonterra reports $27 billion FY26 revenue and $19.6 billion in cash returns, with operating profit up 97.6% and a $1 billion South Island protein investment announced.
BusinessEconomyFinancial MarketsAgricultureTrade FonterraFY26 annual resultsFarmgate Milk PriceMainland Group divestmentRichard AllenPeter McBridedairy industry
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New Zealand Proposes Cutting Red Tape for Dietary Supplements Exporters
Food Safety Minister Andrew Hoggard says proposed rules would let dietary supplement exporters meet only importing country requirements, ending double-up on labelling and composition rules.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessHealthGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentTradeEconomyLegal dietary supplementsAndrew HoggardFood SafetyexportersMinistry for Primary IndustriesregulationNew Zealand Government
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 23 September 2026
KMD Brands posts NZ$414.4m statutory loss but lifts underlying EBITDA 137.7% as NZX 50 slips 0.39%
BusinessEconomyFinancial MarketsBankingTrade NZ Economic PulseKMD BrandsNZX 50New Zealand sharemarketNZX closeNew Zealand dollarReserve BankNew Zealand Debt Managementgovernment bondsFisher & Paykel HealthcareAuckland International AirportInfratilMeridian EnergyMercury NZMainfreightFreightwaysBriscoe GroupStats NZGovernment Bond Tender 1010business newsNZX
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New Zealand Passes Bill to Speed Up Agricultural Chemical Approvals
The Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment Bill passed its final reading, streamlining approvals for farmers and growers while maintaining New Zealand's safety and environmental standards.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessAgricultureGeneral PoliticsFederal GovernmentTradeEnvironment Agricultural Compounds and Veterinary Medicines Amendment BillAndrew HoggardFood Safetyagricultural compoundsveterinary medicinesGood Manufacturing PracticeNew Zealand Government
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Hipkins Pledges Independent, Nuclear-Free Foreign Policy in Major Speech
Labour leader Chris Hipkins says New Zealand must stay independent, principled and unafraid, ruling out AUKUS membership and backing recognition of the State of Palestine.
Politics and GovernmentWorldAustraliaGeneral PoliticsLabour PartyTradeMilitaryInternational Law Chris HipkinsNew Zealand Labour PartyForeign PolicyAUKUSState of PalestinePacificElection
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Historic Merger Data Undercuts Supermarket Breakup Push, Seymour Says
ACT leader David Seymour says RNZ-reported data shows New Zealand food prices tracked Australia and OECD averages since the 1990s, undermining the case for breaking up supermarkets.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessEconomyElectionTradeSocial Issues David SeymourACT New Zealandsupermarket mergergrocery sectorNew Zealand food pricesMBIEcost of living
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Government to Develop National Events Strategy Following Independent Review
Tourism and Hospitality Minister Louise Upston says a National Events Strategy will set long-term direction for New Zealand's events system, following an independent review by MartinJenkins.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsEconomyTradeSocial Issues National Events StrategyLouise UpstonNew Zealand GovernmentTourism and HospitalityMartinJenkinsEvents sectorIndependent review
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New Zealand and India Ratify Free Trade Agreement
New Zealand and India formally ratify their Free Trade Agreement, with 57 per cent of New Zealand exports to India becoming tariff free when the deal enters into force on 20 October 2026.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessIndiaTradeEconomyFederal Government Free Trade AgreementTodd McClayTrade and InvestmentTariffsExportsNew Zealand Government
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Peters Says New Zealand Faces Worst Global Conditions Since 1945, Defends Realist Foreign Policy
Foreign Minister Winston Peters tells NZIIA the world faces polycrises and a weakened UN, defending a realist, multi-directional foreign policy and record Pacific diplomacy.
Politics and GovernmentWorldGeneral PoliticsMilitaryTradeMiddle EastAsia Winston PetersNew Zealand foreign policyNew Zealand Institute of International AffairsPacific Islands ForumUnited NationsCook IslandsdiplomacyNew Zealand Government
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National Backs Evidence-Based Grocery Reform, Calls Labour's Proposal Wrong Answer
Nicola Willis says National supports structural change to boost supermarket competition, but warns Labour's wholesale-retail separation plan lacks detail and was already rejected as costly and high-risk.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsNational PartyLabour PartyEconomyTrade Nicola WillisNew Zealand National PartyFoodstuffsCommerce Commissiongrocery market competitionsupermarket divestmentNew Zealand Labour PartyNZ National PartyElection
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Seymour Says Labour's Supermarket Policy Confirms 'Disease' in NZ Politics
ACT Leader David Seymour says Labour's supermarket policy is an "echo" of past interventions and warns it will scare off investment and raise grocery prices.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsOther PartiesEconomyEmployment and LaborTrade David SeymourACT New ZealandLabour Partysupermarket policyNew Zealand politicsGrocery CommissionerFoodstuffs
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Labour Pledges Immediate Action to Cut Grocery Prices
Labour says it will force Woolworths and Foodstuffs to split wholesale from retail, void anti-competitive restraints on small grocers and ban junk supplier fees to bring down checkout prices.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessGeneral PoliticsLabour PartyEconomyElectionTrade New Zealand Labour PartyChris HipkinsArena Williamsgrocery pricesWoolworthsFoodstuffscost of living
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NZ Farmers in Strongest Position in a Decade, Farm Confidence Survey Shows
Federated Farmers' latest survey shows 72 per cent of farms profitable and record food and fibre exports forecast at $64.3 billion, Agriculture Minister Todd McClay says.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessAgricultureTradeEconomyFederal Government Todd McClayFederated FarmersFarm Confidence SurveyNew Zealand agriculturefood and fibre exportsIndia FTAred tapeNew Zealand Government
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NZ Economic Pulse CLOSE: 18 September 2026
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BusinessEconomyFinancial MarketsBankingTrade NZ Economic PulseNZX 50New Zealand sharesNZ dollarRBNZMāori Access to Capital SnapshotGDPFonterraAir New Zealanda2 MilkFisher & Paykel HealthcareSummersetNZX