Economists expect some easing in the pace of economic growth when the December quarter national accounts are published on Thursday.

Dairy exports may already be stuck on Chinese wharves as a result of a new import requirement that products be tested for 1080 contamination, says an industry group.

The London Ambulance Service needed an upgrade of 6000 paramedic helmets to meet a very tight deadline.

Six complaints have been made to the Commerce Commission since its preliminary decision to allow infant formula companies to restrict their advertising.

The receiver of the country's largest off-site house manufacturer is optimistic about selling it after 25 parties made their interest known.

Rex Bionics say higher costs to commercialise its robotic exoskeletons have widened its full-year loss to £3.56 million ($7.24 million) from £480,000 a year earlier.

Staff breaks at Fisher & Paykel Appliances' new design centre are more than an opportunity to grab a quick cuppa - they are a chance to test products and brew up new ideas.

Business confidence has strengthened in ANZ's first survey of the year.

New Zealand jetpack maker Martin Aircraft Company will become a publicly traded firm when it lists on the Australian stock exchange tomorrow.

The manufacturing sector has sent a southerly cold snap through the sunny run of recent economic data.

In November last year Datacom attended the New Zealand Job Fair in Sydney, organised by the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.

New Zealand's first factory turning out finished houses has opened in Wellington, aiming to produce up to 500 places annually.

A Chinese factory gauge fell to a seven-month low in December, suggesting further stimulus is needed to halt a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.

The confidence of Japan's large manufacturers declined in the fourth quarter as a recession offset a boost from a weaker yen, underlining the challenges facing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe after his....

Manufacturing sales rose in the third quarter as an increase in output of metal building products offset a decline for both meat and dairy.

Australian company profits have ticked higher, thanks to healthier returns from the battered and bruised retail and manufacturing sectors.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is seeking to turn India into a global manufacturing hub by curbing red tape.

Nuplex Industries, the specialty chemical manufacturer, expects earnings growth of up to 8.2 per cent in the 2015 financial year, as it sells businesses in Australia and New Zealand to become solely....

NZ's unemployment rate has fallen to a five-and-a-half year low as employers took on a growing number of migrants.

SeaDragon, which manufactures fish oil for health supplements, boosted first-half sales 17 per cent after securing supply of raw material to help bolster production, and has building consents for its new refining plant worth $7.5 million.

Fonterra has confirmed Sri Lankan officials have suspended the sale of some Anchor milk powder, amid concerns it has made children sick.

NZ manufacturing activity picked up in August, extending the period of expansion to two years, and pointing to more industrial production.

Fonterra chief financial officer Lukas Paravicini said the cooperative continued to enjoy a solid balance sheet position, despite a credit rating downgrade by S&P.