Fast-growing Comvita doesn't just want to rely on honey - it is adding olive leaf extract and Omega-3 fish oils to its portfolio of natural health products.

Hamilton plane maker Pacific Aerospace has sold its biggest order of its P-750 planes to a Chinese government sports agency.

The New Zealand Shareholders Association is calling for sweeping changes at Rakon and will oppose the re-election of director Darren Robinson.

Increased Chinese e-commerce regulation is crimping demand in an important sales channel for many NZ manufacturers, says a major exporter.

Auckland-based Buckley Systems has almost doubled its factory space to meet demand for its precision electromagnets.

Wal-Mart hasn't met the target its manufacturing move had hoped for.

New Zealand manufacturing activity improved again last month, with all regions expanding.

A century of Boeing: Its first international order was from New Zealand, now Boeing is the world's largest plane-maker.​

A Whangarei steel company is thrilled at winning a Convention Centre steel contract, which has already started providing new jobs for Northlanders, with more on the way.

Manufacturing firms which survived the 2007 recession have an unusual secret to their success: stop manufacturing.

Rakon, the high-tech components manufacturer, turned to an annual loss after telecommunications companies pulled back infrastructure spending.

NZ manufacturing activity rose in April, after two months of slowing growth, while employment contracted for a third month.

New Zealand's jobless rate rose in the first quarter as the nation's labour force recorded its biggest increase in 12 years.

Nurofen has been penalised by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission for making false claims.

Recent years haven't been kind to the former market star - or its investors.

Manufacturing activity slowed for a second month in March to the lowest level in five months.

The long-held faith in open markets is beginning to fade - and it isn't just political rhetoric, reports Bill Powell.

A focus on excellence in innovation saw Nauhria Precast emerge victorious at the Westpac Auckland Business Awards Best of the Best 2015.

INTERACTIVE: Unemployment rates have fallen to the lowest level since recession but not everyone is feeling the benefits.

The unemployment rate has unexpectedly fallen to a six year low of 5.3 per cent.

The luxurious 50-metre, 550-tonne luxury vessel is the largest Auckland shipyard has ever made.

Lingering uncertainty about global growth and manufacturing is tipped to fuel a soft start to Australian trade when the market reopens today.

Our economy appears to be humming along, with latest GDP stats showing a 0.9 percent lift in economic activity.

Tauranga boatbuilder Pachoud Yachts is enjoying a resurgence of business after riding out the doldrums of the Global Financial Crisis.

Competition in motor vehicle lending is driving down the cost of cars.

Here's a handy investment tip - never buy anything from a private equity firm.

Two family-owned icecream companies have scooped big manufacturers in a survey of favourite Kiwi tub brands.