Your Business: Sheer tenacity keeps family-run hosier NZ made
Columbine was set up 60 years ago by the three Thorpe bothers, Alan, George and Jack.
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F & P China 'marriage' brings mutual benefits
A Chinese giant's lifeline has pulled Fisher & Paykel Appliances back from the brink and opened up new markets.
Rakon on track to triple capacity with Chinese facility
Rakon, which makes crystal oscillators used in navigation systems and smart phones, is on track to triple production when its new Chinese factory opens in July.
Carbon-tax pain played down
Australian steel and cement makers' profits may be squeezed if the Government's proposed carbon tax is introduced, but most industries will stay profitable, experts say.
Success: Little gadget aiming for a big market
NZ-developed mounting device is already selling in Australian stores.
It's not New Zealand's cup, but they're still our boats
In a grand hall in the riverside town of Warkworth where they once printed the news, men in grey T-shirts and dusty Oracle Racing caps are making news of their own.
Sea change
Our America's Cup glory days are long gone, but for the marine industry, blue skies beckon again, reports Suzanne McFadden.
Fletcher trucking materials to quake zone
Execs to brief international investors on damage to firm's Canterbury operations.
Grow technology sector to step up economy says expert
Increasing the size of New Zealand's technology sector would be the best strategy for closing the economic gap between this country and Australia.