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'Low point' – new data to confirm NZ back in recession
Data due this Thursday will update the nation's third-quarter economic performance.
Jane Finlayson: Fixing manufacturing’s billion-dollar harm problem
OPINION: Harm in manufacturing has not decreased over the past 10 years.
Boeing expects post-strike output recovery to take several weeks
Restarting the Boeing manufacturing line is a complicated process.
Sistema proposes to cut more than 100 jobs in Auckland factory
Workers are distraught, with roughly a quarter at the factory set to lose jobs.
US clean energy industry’s future hangs in balance on election day
Financial Times: Few industries stand to gain – or lose – more this US election day.
Commerce Commission taking legal action over GIB customer rebates
New Zealand's only wallboard manufacturer is estimated to have a giant 94% market share.
Third of small businesses shrink workforce as sales drop
The hospitality sector has experienced the highest percentage of cutbacks.
Volkswagen to close at least 3 German plants, cut thousands of jobs
Financial Times: The first closure of domestic plants in the company’s 87-year history.
Greg Smith: Why the RBNZ has to cut the OCR by at least 0.75%
OPINION: Our economic data is dire, and the RBNZ must take drastic steps.
Keeping it in the family: Why the Paula Ryan brand will live on
Paula Ryan has faced some major setbacks in her career but still comes up smiling.
What went wrong in the NZ electricity market and why it will get worse
Inside New Zealand's winter of de-industrialisation.
World’s first 3D-printed hotel takes shape in Texas
The technology allows for unprecedented creativity, says hotel owner.
'Plant was too small' - pre-cast concrete manufacturer ups production 50%
Father emigrated to New Zealand with $10 in his pocket then founded a growing business.
Tupperware files for bankruptcy as sales slump
The brand has seen sales fall as consumer behaviors change and competition increases.
$3.6m liabilities: PwC report on Sportcraft boating businesses
Staff, Inland Revenue and many others are listed as being owed money by the two companies.
Japanese Ambassador met Govt to discuss energy crisis impact on investment
Japan's Ambassador warned high prices were squeezing big investors.
Oji confirms mill closure, 75 jobs lost
The company has experienced a range of issues including high energy costs.
Methanex proposes idling one plant indefinitely, job cuts
The nation's biggest gas user will go down to one plant.
'What other f***ing signs do you need?' Shane Jones fumes over mill closures
The Regional Development Minister says foreign investors were warned.
‘Just stunned silence’: Mill closure shocks rural community
'Our local towns... it’s probably going to wreck them.'
'Massive blow': Hundreds of jobs lost as Winstone shuts mills
One of the central North Island's biggest employers has made the call to shut two mills.
Hundreds lose jobs as Ruapehu mills close
'As tough as this news is, our people need certainty to get on with their lives.'
He created a $660m company in his garage: Sistema richlister on standing firm with a famous name to retain ‘Made in NZ’
'I don’t care if it’s Martha Stewart or the bloody Pope. I’m not taking [Made in NZ] off.'
Silicosis threat greater than asbestos: push for NZ to act on deadly dust
Call to ban engineered stone benchtops in NZ due to silicosis risk.
Top defence contractors set to rake in record cash after orders soar
Financial Times: Growing cash flows spark debate about how industry will spend billions.
Citadel and DE Shaw slashed Nvidia holdings ahead of market rout
Financial Times: Sharp divisions among managers over the outlook for chip-making giant.
Teen inventor sets up company tackling big pot plant problem
Small Business: The teenage founder of Enivo Pots tackles an unexpected problem.