By Colum Rice, Craig Armitage Historic sweeping changes at the helm of China’s ruling communist party signals the beginning of a new era for the Chinese people and a once in a decade opportunity for New Zealand to consolidate its relationship with the emerging economic powerhouse. Last week, Xi Jinping was confirmed as the man to lead China after being …

Federated Farmers Grain & Seed is upbeat about the sale of Solid Energy’s agribusiness division of Biodiesel New Zealand which has resulted in the formation of a new company, Pure Oil New Zealand. “After hearing a few weeks ago it was possible Solid Energy could simply shut the doors of Biodiesel, this is the news oilseed rape growers have been …

Asia Society’s Suzanne DiMaggio says Beijing will closely monitor Barack Obama’s Asia trip to get a sense of how much the U.S. hopes to increase its influence in the region.