The fraud trial of the former boss at Canterbury clothing manufacturer Lane Walker Rudkin's is due to begin in Christchurch today.

Adam Bennett, NZTE Customer Director, who focuses on China as a manufacturing location.

Paula Wallace, co-founder with husband Bill, of Wallace Cotton, a bedlinen, clothing and homewear brand, a multi-channel retailer and wholesaler, based in Birkenhead.

Roanne Jacobson, designer and founder of Saben, which specialises in seasonal collections of luxurious handbags for women and men, accessories, jewellery and luggage.

Gosia Piatek, Designer/Director, Kowtow, Wellington-based international ethically and sustainably sound mens and womens fashion label which sells collections made from fair trade organic cotton.

Rebecca Anderson, designer and director of Chaos & Harmony, a boutique womens' shoe brand based in Tauranga.

Jo Eddington, founder and managing director, Coastal Design Co, which has designed and manufactured outdoor furniture since 2006. In 2013 it began exporting.

Scott Kington, Managing Director at Madeblunt, on the experience of having Blunt Umbrellas made in China.

Emirates Team New Zealand's defeat at the hands of Oracle is a blow for this country's boatbuilding businesses and Government backing for a future America's Cup challenge will be crucial for the local marine sector, says an industry group boss.

Innovation is continuing to bolster Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's business in the face of a stubbornly high New Zealand dollar, says chief executive Mike Daniell.

New Zealanders work longer hours than the average of their peers in other developed countries but produce a fifth less, a new report finds.

The economy grew faster than expected in the second three months of the year, as engineering and architecture expansion offset drought impacts.

As Emirates Team NZ push hard for victory in the America's Cup, marine companies are pinning their hopes on a win and a boost to the industry.

US factories expanded last month at the fastest pace since June 2011 on a jump in orders. And a new report signals that manufacturing output could strengthen in coming months.

Skellerup, the industrial rubber goods manufacturer, beat its guidance with a 23 per cent decline in annual profit after a pickup in the last two months of the financial year.

Many workers are struggling to understand health and safety documents used in their workplaces, a new study has found.

Sixty-four Dunedin manufacturing workers will have their working week reduced by a day, following KiwiRail's decision to award a manufacturing tender offshore.