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Success: Flooring firm tries to avoid slip ups
Impact-absorbent tiles could become a safety feature in rest homes.
Green gold
After years in the doldrums, forestry is booming. Could this be the start of a new golden age, or is the next bust already on the way? Nick Smith reports.
Success: Food business built on kiwifruit
Nekta transforms fruit into everything from drinks, to a fat replacement for baking.
Success: Umbrella brand to weather all markets
NZ brolly-makers hope to win sales by raising the bar on quality.
The long walk to success for NZ robot leg makers
An overnight sensation seven years in the making.
All Blacks gear made in China
They are as recognisably Kiwi as gumboots and Swanndris, but scarves and beanies sported by All Blacks supporters are being made abroad.
Chinese look to make inroads into motorway projects
Chinese firms are eyeing local roading contracts, but some builders are voicing concern, report Anne Gibson and Fran O'Sullivan.
Bogus Kiwi-made labels bring $48,000 fine
A company that falsely labelled products as Kiwi made has been fined $48,000.
Chinese buyers talk up benefits
Chinese dairy investors may be media shy, but they have been lobbying politicians and other key players at the highest levels.
Maori unemployment figures 'shocking'
Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples has reacted with horror to new figures showing Maori out of work is up from 14.2pc to 16.4pc.
Unemployment jump puts pressure on RBNZ
Pressure is going on the Reserve Bank to stop hiking interest rates, after today's surprise jump in the unemployment rate.
Dollar tumbles on jobless stats
New Zealand's unemployment rate surged back to a 10-year high in the last quarter, rising from 6 per cent to 6.8 per cent, a leap which surprised analysts.