Exports, not fawning over foreign visitors, is what we should focus on.

Fonterra has unveiled its second highest ever farmer payout, at $6.70 per kilo of milksolid, and says profits are up 12pc.

The people in the Fashion Week crowd that really matter are the ones who can make or break a label - the buyers.

Lower taxes from foreign investors have helped push NZ's current account deficit up.

NZ oil and gas exploration will get a substantial boost in government resources, including funding to chase deep-sea methane hydrates that have yet to be commercially exploited anywhere in the world.

Fisher & Paykel has shown off the result of 17 years of top-secret research, saying its new compressor is a revolutionary change.

Dairy and meat exports were the main contributors to a 3.8 per cent rise in exported goods prices in the June 2010 quarter.

Fonterra says the earthquake has damaged some milking sheds, but all milk has been collected from its Canterbury suppliers.

The value of NZ exports rose 12pc last month, according to the latest monthly trade figures.

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.

Nekta transforms fruit into everything from drinks, to a fat replacement for baking.

China is now our wine industry's fastest-growing export market.