A barometer of manufacturing is pointing to fair weather as the BNZ-Business New Zealand performance of manufacturing index for May hit its highest level in nine years.

Chinese-owned Fisher & Paykel Appliances will today unveil 70 new machines for local and international markets.

Volkswagen is expected to recall hundreds of cars in New Zealand this week after growing pressure to respond to customers' safety concerns.

The Ministry for Primary Industries says it's working on a number of initiatives aimed at addressing concerns in China about the rapid rise in the number of New Zealand infant formula brands available to Chinese consumers.

Making plastic out of dead animals might seem slightly gruesome but it could turn out to be a real money-spinner for one Kiwi start-up.

Shares of General Motors reached an important milestone on Saturday, closing above their initial public offering price of US$33 for the first time in more than two years.

New Zealand's jobless rate fell to a three-year low in the first three months of the year as the employment rate grew for the first time in four quarters.

Family metal workshop has helped define city but modern developers want cash, not character.

A barometer of manufacturing is continuing to point to a pick-up in employment and expansion in the sector generally.

Food and drink makers will no longer be able to make health claims such as "low in fat" or "good for bones" without scientific evidence.

New Zealand boutique babywear brand Nature Baby is gaining sales momentum in the United States after being picked up by one of the country's leading fashion retail chains.

Only 14 months after it began, KiwiYo frozen yoghurt chain already has its sights set on overseas markets

The Collective's Angus Allan on the company's manufacturing story in New Zealand and abroad.

Ti Tonics co-founder Tracey King, a PhD in health psychology, launched Ti Tonics in April 2010 distributing it throughout Australasia.

Sandy Cooper, founder of Auckland shoe company, Minnie Cooper.

John Walley, Chief Executive, New Zealand Manufacturers and Exporters Association. An opinion piece on manufacturing in New Zealand.

Cameron Shaw, owner of Renalldoors, a family run business based in Carterton, Wairarapa.