Charles Finny

The government's biggest international trade meeting in New Zealand since the pandemic has just taken place with the UK becoming the newest member of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for… Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

How hard was it to get a free trade deal with the European Union across the line?  Audio

It's a done deal. After four years of stiff negotiations, New Zealand has locked in a free-trade agreement with the European Union.

It's estimated the deal will boost Kiwi exporter's revenue by… Audio

After New Zealand's last success at the America's cup a group launched to campaign against the regatta moving offshore.

The Kiwi Home Defence Group was headed by Mark Dumphy, a businessman who… Audio

Delta is looming large on the horizon, so why are so many workers at our ports - one of the most vulnerable entry points - so reluctant to get the vaccine. Just last week the Port of Tauranga faced a… Audio

Exporters are hoping China and New Zealand can keep the politics out of their long-standing trade relationship.

The Government has joined a group of United States allies who have pointed the finger… Audio

New Zealand will host a video conference with the globe's heavy-hitters overnight - bringing together the leaders of Apec to discuss the Covid-19 crisis.

The meeting has been billed as extraordinary… Audio

Eight years of negotiations has culminated in the government signing what is the world's largest free-trade agreement by population and GDP.

New Zealand is one of 15 Asia-Pacific countries to join… Audio

A former trade negotiator says he expects China will suspend extradition arrangements with this country in response to rising tensions between the countries.

Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced… Audio

The government's revealed a $50m package for media - but will it actually help newspapers? Plus how is our trade sector doing and don't forget, it's Anzac Day tomorrow. Audio

The Conservatives' decisive victory in the British elections is expected to spur New Zealand's negotiators to work out a post-Brexit trade deal.

The re-elected Prime Minister Boris Johnson has won a… Audio

The US/China trade war has definitely escalated this month, surprising most of the global economy.

Bernard Hickey looks at how we got here and where it leaves us. Audio

The CPTPP was more than a decade in the making.

This is a little known story about the 11th hour change that made the 11-country trade agreement what it is today. Audio

the British Prime Minister Theresa May has won a no-confidence vote in her government this morning - 306 votes against her govt, 325 in favour. The victory may come as some solace to Mrs May - after a… Audio

The fallout is continuing from Donald Trump's tweet that anyone doing business with Iran would NOT be doing business with the United States. The US has already re-imposed sanctions against Iran and… Audio

A significant trade deal with the European Union - that's been years in the making - will be formally launched today. The European Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom is in the capital to meet with senior… Audio

Trade Minister David Parker says a free trade deal with the European Union will be a boon to both jobs and incomes in New Zealand. The EU yesterday approved the beginning of negotiations with New… Audio

US President Donald Trump has suggested tariffs on the imports of steel and alumunium into the US, as he tries to revive the local industry. But the suggestion is causing tense reactions from trading… Audio