TPP
PM warns TPP deal could be put on ice
Prime Minister John Key is warning the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal could be put on ice if no deal is done soon and there was a "window of opportunity" until July or August 2015.
Key says TPP talks have til August to complete
The Prime Minister, John Key, is giving the countries involved in a Pacific-wide trade deal until August next year to reach agreement. Audio
PM sees 6-month window for TPP deal
Prime Minister John Key has indicated the countries involved in a Pacific-wide trade deal have until August next year to reach an agreement in the deadlocked talks.
PM says Obama is key to TPP deal being done soon
The Prime Minister says the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal could be put on ice if it's not struck soon. Audio
New trade deal on cards at APEC
Another regional trade deal is being touted - this time covering the entire Asia-Pacific region which houses 3 billion people and accounts for 40 percent of global trade. Audio
Kelsey says plan for new Pacific deal nothing new
A wider regional trade deal in the Pacific is now in its infancy as the Trans-Pacific Partnership continues to flounder. Audio
NZ stands to gain from wider Pacific free trade agreement
Acting Prime Minister Bill English speaks with Guyon Espiner Audio
TPP faces new rival
Another regional trade deal is being touted, this time covering the entire Asia-Pacific region. Audio
Progress in TPP negotiations - Japan
Japan's Economy Minister Akira Amari says there has been progress in Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations but it will be difficult to reach a deal by the end of 2014.
Asia-Pacific free trade talks predicted
APEC executive director Alan Bollard is predicting that a headline issue from the upcoming meeting, will be the possibility of a free trade area for Asia and the Pacific.
GE stance not up for debate - Groser
Trade Minister Tim Groser says New Zealand's position on genetic engineering is not up for negotiation at the Trans Pacific Patnership trade talks.
Warning of dearer drugs if deal agreed
Health organisations and medical experts are warning Maori could be put off buying medicines if the Government signs the Trans Pacific Partnership agreement.
Māori health fears under TPP
Medical specialists are warning that health outcomes for Māori will suffer a setback if the Government signs up to the Trans Pacific Partnership.
Health sector warns Maori health at risk if TPP goes ahead
Medical specialists are warning that health outcomes for Maori will be setback if the government signs up to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. They are demanding that the Government release details of… Audio
Industry worried at TPP dairy reports
The New Zealand dairy industry says its alarmed at reports that the US and Japan could be looking exclude dairy from a possible Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) deal.
Medical workers demand TPP review
Health workers are banding together to demand a sweeping review of what the Trans-Pacific Partnership could mean for their sector if New Zealand signs up to the deal.
Health workers demand scalpel be taken to TPP
Health workers say it'll be nothing short of medical negligence if the government doesn't assess the full implications of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal before it's signed. Audio
What now for the TPP deal?
Radio New Zealand's Economics Correspondent Patrick O'Meara considers what's next for the Trans-Pacific Partnership deal - and thinks he's heard it all before. Audio
TPP benefits for farmers doubted
Trade Negotiations Minister Tim Groser says the Trans Pacific Partnership trade negotiations will not be a perfect deal for the dairy industry, but is confident it will bring benefits.
Professor questions talk of progress in TPP talks
An Auckland law professor Jane Kelsey is questioning whether significant progress really is being made in the Trans Pacific Partnership trade deal negotiations. Audio
