Read Stephen's commentary in the New Zealand Herald on the TPP negotiations and why they are good for New Zealand business - here. Endgame is a play by the absurd dramatist Samuel Beckett. It's also how the anticipated last hurrah for the Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Getting our dux in a row
Stephen was interviewed by the Herald on Sunday about his school career and advice for students today. Read the article here Relieved parents send their kids back to school tomorrow for a new term full of hopes and dreams for the future. Joanna Mathers tracks down...
Trade and resilient agri-business
Stephen spoke to the Federated Farmers' annual conference in Wellington on 2 July. Read his speech here. Resilience is about equipping farmers to survive and prosper in the face of external shocks and stresses - be they climate-related, or pests and diseases, or to...
Emerging trade agreements
Stephen spoke to the Primary Industry Summit in Wellington on 25 May. Read his speech here. I'd like to start today by asking the question - why do we seek negotiate trade agreements in the first place, especially when they seem so hard to I'll then give you a sense...
The next generation of FTAs – what does business want?
While in Qingdao , China, for the APEC Senior Officials' meeting Stephen spoke to a workshop focused on sharing information between free trade agreements in operation in the Asia Pacific region. He outlined what business wants to see from FTAs and what the APEC...
Trade deals and free trade on Herald Live Chat
Stephen was a guest on Herald Live Chat today answering questions about free trade and TPP. Read the replay of Stephen's responses on the New Zealand Herald website.