New Zealand manufacturers are increasingly moving offshore to stay afloat, but there are other options, says Steve Nicholson

Iain Hosie reckons his company is a good example of the kind of manufacturing that can thrive in New Zealand.

NZ's unemployment rate slipped to 6.2 per cent in the three months ended September 30 just below the 6.3 per cent forecast.

Nuplex Industries has begun construction of its third manufacturing facility in China, which is expected to help the speciality chemicals and resins manufacturer overcome capacity constraints.

Labour leader David Cunliffe intervened in a meeting of affiliated unions at the party conference in Wigram to broker a compromise resolution on the Trans Pacific Partnership.

City's unemployment at lowest level since 2011 with average pay up to $1135 a week, writes Anne Gibson.

Sir Peter Maire's Fusion Electronics has secured a lucrative deal to supply its audio systems to Australia's Jayco.

The former boss at a Canterbury clothing maker that kitted out some of our sporting heroes has today pleaded guilty to a multi-million dollar "top end" fraud.

It is not unusual for Oliver McDermott and Blender Design co-founder Ben Thomsen to have an inventor come to them with a good idea for a product, but in need of help to market it.

What should companies think about before appointing an overseas manufacturer?

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.

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.

Japanese manufacturers are increasingly optimistic about the business outlook in the months ahead.

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.