Imports
Energy Minister Megan Woods on NZ's fuel security
Earlier this week Nine to Noon looked at the big change on the way to how we get fuel into, and around, New Zealand. After nearly 60 years, the Marsden Point Refinery will shut down its processing… Audio
Calling Home: Rosa Nolan in the Cayman Islands
When Cantabrian Rosa Nolan says she ended in the Cayman Islands -- which she couldn't have previously located on the map -- quite by chance, she really means it. Indeed, her original overseas… Audio
Why are more shipping containers falling overboard?
More containers have fallen off ships in the past four months than are typically lost in a year. Some of what's sunk to the bottom of the Pacific includes vacuum cleaners, Kate Spade accessories and… Audio
Philanthropic Kiwi couple giving away more than $50 million
By the time Grant and Marilyn Nelson retire they would have given away more than $50 million. In the 1970s, the pair started a business in a garage which proved to be so successful that in 1995 they… Audio
Calling Home: Michael Hemmingsen in Guam
Michael Hemmingsen is one half of the two person team in the Philosophy programme at the University of Guam. He, wife Mariko and son Aki have lived on the tropical island for two and a half years and… Audio
Fears of chip cheap imports hurting potato growers
Potatoes NZ is calling on the government to step in and stop the market being flooded with cheap imported chips from Europe. Audio
Support for import ban on unsafe cars
A proposal to ban some used car models from being imported into New Zealand is being welcomed by the Motor Industry Association, which says Japan's scraps are being sent here for waste disposal. Audio
Record monthly trade deficit for August
A surge in imports and rise in oil prices have led to a record monthly trade deficit.
Importers expected to hedge more as dollar eases
A softening New Zealand dollar is prompting importers to take more steps to protect themselves. Audio
More Kiwis turning to generic Hepatitis C meds for cure
More and more Kiwis with Hepatitis C are importing generic treatments, which are curing them of the virus and giving them a new lease of life. Audio
Cheap imports to remain tax-free for now
The government has delayed bringing in tax on imports below $60.
Steel untested when built into highway
NZTA has admitted that weak steel began to be installed as piles for bridges on the Huntly Bypass before local test results had come back.
Terms of trade rise due to cheaper fuel prices
The country's purchasing power with the rest of the world has rebounded, thanks to cheaper fuel. Audio
Building industry to launch probe into dodgy building supplies
Major building industry bodies are looking into product quality after fielding a flood of calls from worried members about a wide range of untested imports. Audio
Terms of trade up but expected to drop
Higher dairy prices have helped lift New Zealand's purchasing power with the rest of the world but a reversal is expected.
Tracking down venomous spiders from Mexico
People who have bought grapes imported from Mexico are being told to look out for webbing and egg sacks after venomous spiders were found. Audio
Contaminated grain in MPI containment stores
New Zealand First is questioning why maize has been imported from Bulgaria that's riddled with a noxious weed. Audio
Onions in Europe
Jan Van der Lans from Van Der Lans International is a fruit and vegetable importer based in The Netherlands. For the past 25 years he's been importing onions from the Balle Brothers of Pukekohe. The… Audio
Imported cars
These days going to buy a used Japanese import car is par for the course, if you're looking to buy a car. But there was a time that you would have to put your name on a waiting list to get a new car… Audio