Treasury secretary Gabs Makhlouf asked panel what keeps them awake at night in relation to TPP. Cal Cohen – a nightmare that the negotiations not include the US. Urge the negotiators to achieve high standards but do expeditiously. Can’t expect Canada to open up dairy market if we won’t open up sugar. Also apparel for a country like Vietnam it …

Foreign Minister Murray McCully spoke to the US-NZ Pacific Partnership forum yesterday setting the scene with a speech focused on bilateralism. Thank you for being here. It’s great to be back in Washington, and to see so many friends of New Zealand here today. I attended the first of these forums in April 2006 and each subsequent gathering. I want …

Shares of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, which has lifted its full-year guidance three times, rose to a two-year high after brokerage First NZ Capital raised its rating to “outperform” from “neutral”, citing prospects for better growth and higher margins. F&P Healthcare shares rose as high as $3.05, the highest level since May 23, 2011, when it touched $3.10. It was …