F&P Healthcare's boss Mike Daniell says he'll retire this year, as the company announces an upgrade to its earnings guidance.

When people talk about the New Zealand health technology sector, they tend to think about two companies - Orion Health and Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare reported yet another record full-year profit last Friday, justifying Craigs' consistently bullish view.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare beat its forecast annual profit and said earnings would rise further in the coming year.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare could beat its own guidance for a record-breaking annual profit when its full-year result is revealed on Friday, a broker says.

New Zealand shares fell for a second day as the kiwi dollar's slide to a four-year low sapped overseas investor appetite for high-yielding stocks.

New Zealand shares rose as Fisher & Paykel Healthcare advanced to a record after lifting its annual profit guidance. Xero fell as its first-half results showed a slower pace of growth.

Check out a snapshot of some of the stellar performers on the New Zealand sharemarket this year, as it surged ahead breaking new records.

NZ exporters will have better access to up to more than $2 trillion worth of government contracts, with a trade deal signed two years ago expected to come into force soon.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has become a $3 billion company after its ballooning share price hit a record high.

The 300-strong, record turnout at last weekend's Shareholders Association annual conference helped illustrate a major challenge facing the local sharemarket.

Technology has come a long way since Fisher & Paykel Healthcare made its first air humidifier prototype using an AG preserving jar and the company is working hard to stay at the forefront of respiratory technology.

Innovation is continuing to bolster Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's business in the face of a stubbornly high New Zealand dollar, says chief executive Mike Daniell.