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.

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.

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 turning to an old formula to challenge the world in higher value-added manufacturing, posing an increasing threat to developed nations.

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.

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.

Australian steel products group Bluescope is to review its steelmaking operations in Australia and New Zealand, saying it needs "game-changing" savings in operating costs.

The last master cooper in England is appealing for an apprentice in an effort to stop the ancient trade dying out.

Solid Energy acting chairman Andy Coupe admitted it was "unlikely" that any sale, or sales, would cover its outstanding debt.

Mercer Group expects to turn a loss in 2015 and the stainless steel fabricator is considering selling its interiors and medical divisions to focus on its core business.