High street fashion chain Cotton On has become the first company to attempt to invoke the Government's 'tea break' law, First Union claims.

New Zealand's economy grew 0.8 per cent in the last three months of 2014, led by retail and accommodation, Statistics New Zealand said today.

Economists expect some easing in the pace of economic growth when the December quarter national accounts are published on Thursday.

Dairy exports may already be stuck on Chinese wharves as a result of a new import requirement that products be tested for 1080 contamination, says an industry group.

The London Ambulance Service needed an upgrade of 6000 paramedic helmets to meet a very tight deadline.

The receiver of the country's largest off-site house manufacturer is optimistic about selling it after 25 parties made their interest known.

Six complaints have been made to the Commerce Commission since its preliminary decision to allow infant formula companies to restrict their advertising.

Business confidence has strengthened in ANZ's first survey of the year.

New Zealand clothing retail chain Bing, Harris and Co is closing down after 157 years in business.

New Zealand jetpack maker Martin Aircraft Company will become a publicly traded firm when it lists on the Australian stock exchange tomorrow.

The manufacturing sector has sent a southerly cold snap through the sunny run of recent economic data.

In November last year Datacom attended the New Zealand Job Fair in Sydney, organised by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

New Zealand's first factory turning out finished houses has opened in Wellington, aiming to produce up to 500 places annually.

The confidence of Japan's large manufacturers declined in the fourth quarter as a recession offset a boost from a weaker yen, underlining the challenges facing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his....

New Zealand manufacturing activity eased from a 15-month high in November, while remaining in expansion for the 26th consecutive month, as production and new orders declined in the month.

Biofuel developer LanzaTech's coffers have been bolstered with a US$60 million ($78.5 million) cash injection from the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.

Manufacturing sales rose in the third quarter as an increase in output of metal building products offset a decline for both meat and dairy.

Australian company profits have ticked higher, thanks to healthier returns from the battered and bruised retail and manufacturing sectors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to turn India into a global manufacturing hub by curbing red tape.

Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemical manufacturer, expects earnings growth of up to 8.2 per cent in the 2015 financial year, as it sells businesses in Australia and New Zealand to become solely....

NZ's unemployment rate has fallen to a five-and-a-half year low as employers took on a growing number of migrants.