Airbus A350-1000 to visit Auckland and Sydney on global demonstration tour Jacinda Ardern's modest rating for first 100 days as Prime Minister Australian Government unveils plan to make Australia a major arms exporter Kiwis perceive high political trust but low influence Trump's high-risk reversal of 70 years of trade progress NZ: Fresh Food Collective appealing to smaller food growers Strong sales show venison, velvet booming Burgeoning tech industry has ambitious plans for Dunedin Ruatoria firm eyes medical cannabis market New Zealand dairy aid in Myanmar hoping to foster a love for milk

Record timber prices will not impact NZ sawmills, Pan Pac manager says US may rejoin TPP talks - Trump Labour set to reveal plan to help unemployed youth Workers call for end to all 90-day trials: 'It's going to impact the most vulnerable' NZ wood processors lobby govt for help against subsidised foreign rivals TODAY'S INDUSTRY INSIGHT:MobileTECH 2018 - “Innovation through Smart Data”

Living Cell Technologies sells stake in Otsuka Pharma joint venture for A$3 mln Winston Peters defends TPP flip Truck drivers leaving the industry over fear of crashes, haulage company says Open Country's 7th milk plant rises as export demand grows Tradies nationwide reminded to relicense 'A star for humanity' revealed as the secret object launched into space on Rocket Lab's rocket Govt needs National support to get TPP over line TODAY'S INDUSTRY INSIGHT:A UC Lecture: Getting to Mars: Building the World’s Most Powerful Rocket

A view from the summits Capital Express ended, with Singapore Airlines now linking Wellington to Melbourne Commission lays charges over steel mesh claims NZ dollar hits 4-month high as Trump announces US tariffs, raising spectre of protectionism Unilever wants more action on plastic packaging waste Pan Pac to keep watch on log prices Facebook should pay for news: Murdoch Revised TPP to be signed in March - Trade Minister Ardern expected to speak at Waitangi   Truly Amazing………………….. Fly+Cruise+Hotel deal

Juken NZ looks to halve Gisborne mill staff in bid to drive profitability Trump hits solar panels, washing machines with tariffs Auckland Council is on the hunt for a consortium capable of delivering an infrastructure redevelopment north of $300 million that would meet the city's plans to host the 36th America's Cup and APEC leaders' week in 2021 NZ services sector activity outshines manufacturing in December slowdown China to put foreign buyers ban to the test - Bill English Southland blaze put smelter in 'very serious' danger Fuel companies to pay out over sulphuric petrol

Euro Corporation will defend charges laid by the Commerce Commission accusing the steel products maker and distributor of breaching the Fair Trading Act in the sale of a ductile steel mesh product Business buzz boosting employment outlook in Hawke's Bay Whanganui population growth biggest on record Augusta lines up third property for industrial property fund Increased interest in STEM jobs sees drop in BA students Rich man, poor man: inequality gap grew in 2017, Oxfam report reveals Minister for Trade and Export Growth heads to London and Davos World Economic Forum Log exports concern NZ processors Foreign policy challenges ahead…

Auckland firm BFM stoked after defeating counterfeiters in China The 107 metre superyacht Ulysses sold to mystery buyer Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is pregnant, due in June, and deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters will take over the role for six weeks after the baby is born Summer slowdown – PMI Who are New Zealand's economic think tanks? Is your car on this new list of vehicles? It might have a deadly airbag $500m internet cable on track as cable-laying ship arrives in Auckland Many electricity users switching suppliers Port wants trucks off highway Cook Islands takes firm line on China…

Trump considers big 'fine' for China Amazon launches products in New Zealand French payments systems provider Ingenico plans to integrate New Zealand's Paymark payment network with its recently acquired Bambora business to offer a broader array of services to local retailers and financial institutions Manatua cable project set to start Freight activity keeps on truckin' A2 Milk Co plans to roll out its US business to nine states on the eastern seaboard, which it expects will expand its retail footprint by more than a third. NZ commodity prices fall in December while stronger kiwicuts export earnings BLOCKCHAIN UPDATES

Fuel purchases drive electronic card spend increase Revealed: Kiwis generate 734kg of waste each per year Purchase of 'sensitive land' near Cromwell approved Partnership 'helping ease skills shortage' BLOCKCHAIN UPDATES

Scaffolding industry: It's 'more difficult to hire skilled peopl Hands off motorists’ piggy bank, Phil A decade without discs: The original MacBook Air turns 10 today Fairfax New Zealand Limited (Fairfax Media) will change its company business name to Stuff Limited 1 February 2018. Top Google researcher speaking at digital summit in Auckland Chatham has plans for new mining consent Single owner for Anzco Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters will join 20 other countries at a meeting to discuss how to curb North Korea's nuclear ambitions. Auckland Airport to sell North Queensland Airports stake for A$370 million Testing on Whanganui's…

Testing on Whanganui's new $39m wastewater plant begins Growers' dilemma: Killing a crop to survive the dry Kiwis and the world all dine on the best beef and lamb Five things you may not know are made in New Zealand The New Zealand dollar was little changed around 72.50 US cents as German chancellor Angela Merkel moved a step closer to forming a coalition government, boosting demand for the euro Productive year ahead for two prominent Dunedin companies Solar power not yet financially worthwhile for many people: EECA Ready to use, straight out of the printer Facebook shares drop over…