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.

New Zealand manuka honey company Comvita is linking up with its Australian counterpart Capilano Honey to form an apiary business in Australia.

Mercedes-Benzoffers the S-Class sedan with a growing array of options such as carbon-fiber trim, heated and cooled cupholders and four types of caps for the tire valves, and the carmaker's robots can't keep up.

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

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.

China's first indigenously designed passenger jet, the 90-seat ARJ21, will be delivered to state- owned Chengdu Airlines by year's end.

Wellington craft beer brewer Garage Project has hit the top spot on this year's Deloitte Fast 50 index with growth of 664 per cent for the year.

Unemployment rate rises to 6 per cent - the first rise in three years.

Fonterra's long-term credit rating has been cut by Fitch Ratings.

The first thing I Googled from the driver's seat of this $142,000 Tesla Model S P90D was a plea: "turn off tesla."

In late 2013, Toyota issued a stark warning to unions.

The second of Westpac's four Auckland business awards was a glitzy black tie affair last week, held at the Vodafone Events Centre and emceed by Frankie Stevens - whose jokes were on point as....

It's the latest instalment of a long-running dispute over the use of the word "batts" to describe insulation.

For Germans, VW is a huge part of their national identity and place brand, writes Mike Lee. It would be like a Kiwi finding out that Fonterra, purposely lied about the safety or nutritional value of its milk products.

Kiwi specialist battery monitoring firm PowerShield is entering a joint venture with a local manufacturer.

New Zealand manufacturing sales volumes fell in the second quarter, driven by the continued decline in petroleum and coal, and in meat and dairy.

After almost four years of delays, the Mitsubishi Regional Jet will make its debut flight in the second half of October.