The New Zealand dollar may fall below 70 US cents this week as investors wait on the outcome of Australia's Federal election.

Fonterra says it has set a new export record, sending 2.1 million tonnes of product to market for the first time in its nine-year history.

NZ brolly-makers hope to win sales by raising the bar on quality.

Rex Bionics attracts a famous fan.

An overnight sensation seven years in the making.

An impoverished small town has reached a world-leading business deal that could bring in millions of dollars.

Farmers are backing Fonterra's denials of claims that its milkpowder could be responsible for excessive hormonal levels in Chinese infant formula.

The New Zealand Food Safety Authority says it is seeking answers from Chinese authorities that link NZ to a milk powder scandal.

The Federal Reserve has voted to buy US Govt debt in a fresh bid to spur the world's biggest economy.

The Australian Government will appeal a WTO ruling that Australia is breaching international laws in restricting NZ apple exports.

A company that falsely labelled products as Kiwi made has been fined $48,000.

A World Trade Organisation decision issued in Geneva early this morning ruled against Canberra's efforts to block imports of Kiwi apples in what Tim Groser says is 'a stunning victory' for NZ.

The New Zealand dollar rose against a greenback hit by poor US jobs data, but eased against the euro and yen.

Russia last week banned grain exports for the rest of the year after a severe drought and wildfires destroyed 20 per cent of its wheat crop.

Sealegs' 'incubation' is now over.