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After 80 years, a family business folds
After 77 years and four generations in business, the Baker family are selling up their Katikati timber processing plant and sawmill...

80 jobs axed at Ohakune sawmill
Another 80 job losses announced today in a third sawmill unable to profitably export timber suggests the wood industry is in crisis, says a union representing workers in the sector.

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.

Windsor Engineering: International buyers return
Maurice Davies believed Windsor Engineering had the know-how to weather any economic tempest.

Supreme Court allows appeal in cartel case
The Supreme Court of New Zealand has knocked back a Commerce Commission action against an Australian businessman.

Furniture makers push iconic Kiwi design
Blair McKolskey is brimming with ideas for the future of furniture manufacturing in New Zealand.

Gisborne 'feeling the pain' after more job cuts
The primary production region of Gisborne is "feeling the pain" of the recession with another employer slashing staff numbers by half.