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.

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.

The words "Made in New Zealand" will disappear from Bic ballpoint pens if the company's cost-saving proposal to shift manufacturing overseas goes ahead.

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.

The changes being proposed to our employment laws clearly stand to benefit many more employees than the small number who may find aspects of them a challenge.

Methven's purchase of a Chinese manufacturing facility will give the company a competitive edge and full control over its supply chain.