Items filtered by date: Tuesday, 02 December 2014

US President Donald Trump has imposed controversial orders imposing heavy tariffs on steel and aluminium - but some countries will be spared reports RadioNZ this morning.

Minister for Trade and Export Growth David Parker has signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Santiago, Chile.

This March and April, an international team of researchers will install monitoring equipment inside an active fault zone off the coast of New Zealand, in the Ring of Fire, in the first-ever scientific drilling mission specifically designed to study slow earthquakes.

Mar 09, 2018  -  Access to Japan for New Zealand fruit is one of the big wins for horticulture from today’s signing of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific (CPTPP), says Mike Chapman, chief executive of Horticulture New Zealand, who is in Chile for the event.

Mar 09, 2018  -  ExportNZ is celebrating the signing of CPTPP in Chile overnight.  ExportNZ Executive Director Catherine Beard says in the context of US protectionist moves and threats of global trade wars, the CPTPP is an exemplar of countries working together for open and free trade.

Mar 9, 2018  - Manufacturing showed solid growth in the December quarter of 2017, with total manufacturing improving 1.8% on December 2016, while manufacturing excluding meat and dairy saw an impressive 3.2% growth on the December 2016 quarter.

Labosport to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific with the acquisition of NZSTI.  Aurélien Le Blan, Labosport CEO : "The institute has unparalleled experience and unmatched reputation for scientific excellence. We look forward to further developing its service offering for the benefit of its customers and key business partners.”

Jock is the only one of it's type in the Southern hemisphere and its been put to good use in Christchurch.