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F&P's healthy forecast
Any weakening in the New Zealand dollar would provide the "cream on top" for medical device exporter Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.
Fletcher acts to dispel Pacific Steel job loss fears
One of New Zealand's biggest unions yesterday voiced redundancy fears for Pacific Steel Group workers.
Manufacturing keeps expanding
Manufacturing activity expanded for a 16th straight month in January, driven by new orders and production.
Icecream maker taking mini-factories abroad
A local icecream firm won't rely on foreign contract manufacturers or long-range shipping when it expands overseas this year.
Toyota to stop Australian manufacturing
Toyota Australia has completed the demise of the Australian car industry, saying it will stop building cars in that country by the end of 2017.
Redundancies cut to the bone
At 49 years old, Glenn Bratton didn't expect to be looking for a new career.
Unemployment drops to 6pc
New Zealand's unemployment rate fell to a three-year low in the fourth quarter of 2013 as jobs growth beat expectations.
VW opens way for unions
US labour leaders are closing in on a decades-long goal of organising a factory run by a foreign car-maker, thanks to a bridgehead opened up at Volkswagen.
$60m upgrade for toilet paper plant
NZ's biggest toilet paper supplier expects a $60m upgrade of its Bay of Plenty manufacturing facility to fight competition from growing Asian imports.
Auckland economy set to sparkle
Auckland's economic prospects look the best in seven years, based on labour, housing construction and manufacturing activity.
$11k sleepouts used as offices
Twelve Chinese-manufactured sleepouts, designed to be cheaper than renting for Aucklanders.
Business survives Marmageddon
Sanitarium's much-publicised Marmite shortage failed to stop the food manufacturer's owner, the Seventh-day Adventist Church, from reporting a rise in revenue for its tax-free NZ businesses in the last financial year.
Joyce defends ferry contract
The Government has defended its decision to award an $8 million ferry contract to a Bangladesh company rather than a local boat builder.
Bangladesh ferry deal defended
Govt defends decision to award $8m ferry contract to a Bangladesh firm
Auckland firm invests $1m to keep work in NZ
An Auckland firm says an investment in new machinery will help keep manufacturing work in New Zealand.
Leaky schools case settled
A multimillion-dollar claim brought by the Ministry of Education over leaky schools has been settled.
Sleepyhead to build $45m plant
Bedmaker Sleepyhead Manufacturing is investing $45 million in a new Auckland facility as it looks to boost exports to Asia.
GDP up - driven by booming dairy
Rebounding dairy production has driven the biggest gross domestic product (GDP) increase since the December 2009 quarter.
Holden stops production in Australia
Up to 50,000 jobs are at risk as General Motors says it will stop making Holdens in Australia by the end of 2017.
Holden pulling out of Australia - report
GM looks set to shut down its Holden plants in Australia from 2016, joining Ford in pulling out of the country.
The ugly truth about regional manufacturing - and a solution
New Zealand manufacturers are increasingly moving offshore to stay afloat, but there are other options, says Steve Nicholson
Hoki in nano-fibre revolution
Iain Hosie reckons his company is a good example of the kind of manufacturing that can thrive in New Zealand.