Rakon powered back into profit as it lifted full year revenue 31 per cent to $189.3m.

A local inventor who devised a solar powered lighted cap has started marketing to Japanese consumers, hit by power blackouts after last month's earthquake and tsunami.

New Zealand is a victim of its own success - and right now shoppers are paying the price, commentators say.

A Chinese giant's lifeline has pulled Fisher & Paykel Appliances back from the brink and opened up new markets.

The total value of goods exported in February was $3.9 billion - 17 per cent higher than the same month last year.

Prices in Fonterra's latest online auction have fallen 8.2 per cent.

Our America's Cup glory days are long gone, but for the marine industry, blue skies beckon again, reports Suzanne McFadden.