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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.

Steel & Tube profits plunge 78pc
Steel & Tube Holdings has reported a 78 per cent fall in annual profit to $5.7 million.

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.

<i>Gill South</i>: Working for the greater good also makes good business sense
Social entrepreneurs have plenty of lessons to offer more conventional managers.

Success: Design the key to transformation
Overseas award gives Taranaki manufacturer confidence to expand into European market.

Record June trade surplus on higher dairy, forestry exports
New Zealand recorded a trade surplus of $276 million for the month of June, equivalent to 7.3 per cent of exports.

Metal workers get 3 per cent pay rise
Nearly 2000 engineering and manufacturing workers have agreed to accept a 3 per cent pay rise this year and the same again next year.