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Toyota faces vehicle delivery delays as port squeeze hits hard
Delivery times are being delayed by a range of supply issues overseas, company says.

Xmas warning: Consumer watchdog calls out four companies for unsafe toys
Commerce Commission has warned four companies about the safety of their goods.

Fake-meat fatigue: Have we reached peak vegan meat?
Despite Kiwis' love of meat NZ is 'an ideal market' for vegan alternatives, says supplier.

House price surge just getting started, Westpac warns
The economy is performing better than expected with lower unemployment, says Westpac.

Kiwi booze giant Lion set to axe 30 NZ jobs
The job losses are understood to affect sales roles.

NZ suffers 12.2% fall in GDP - now for the rebound
NZ tumbled into recession in the first half, but the rebound will be big.

Ohinewai being eyed for more housing
Sleepyhead not alone in housing development aim at Ohinewai.

NZ earns more than it spends as imports plunge
Good news? NZ achieved a record current account surplus in the June quarter as Covid hit.

Zuru launches healthcare division, has supply of face masks on tap for Ministry
Zuru is leveraging its manufacturing network in China to source millions of face masks.

Why level 3 has been a 'disaster' for food producers, manufacturers
Food & Grocery Council says Auckland boundary restrictions playing havoc on industry.

Analysts ponder Covid's toll on Fletcher Building
Fletcher did not enter the Covid-19 crisis in fighting shape, say analysts.

Looming shortages: Which retail items could soon be harder to come by
High demand and short supply has retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers stretched.

Chocs away: Whittaker's plans to double its chocolate output
Matt Whittaker talks factory expansion and the Nigella Lawson sales effect.

Covid crunch hits female workers harder than men
Women may bear the brunt of the Covid-19 recession, says KiwiBank economist.

Liam Dann: Elections suck, but the stakes are too high to let it this time
Let's not let this election to be about scandal. We need economic transformation.

Services sector indicator bodes ill for labour market
The economy bounced back but there was still concerning sights.

Beer shortages possible after brewery shut down following cyber attack
Production at the Speight's Brewery in Dunedin had stopped temporarily.

$1.6b trade training package: 'I've never seen anything like it'
Building and Construction ITO CEO says "I've never seen anything like this in my career".

Feltex defendants say continuing investor case unfair
Sparks fly over crowd funding campaign

120 Auckland jobs on line as building products plant shifts work out of NZ
The company has an 80-year manufacturing history in New Zealand.

How much of the economy is really 'up and running' at level 3
Is New Zealand's economy really running at three quarters of capacity?

Winston Peters slams NZ economy, says big changes needed
Anyone who thinks it will be business as usual can forget it, Winston Peters says.

Trade expert urges restart of manufacturing
Trade experts warn exporters fear loss of market share to overseas rivals during lockdown.

Liam Dann: 8 reasons NZ is in good shape to get through this
The situation is grim, and will be for a while, but NZ has some big things going for it.

Coronavirus: Sistema factory workers leave factory over health and safety fears
Workers at Auckland plant walk out in what union calls a "health and safety strike".

Keep calm and curry on: Vegan meal firm's remarkable rise
University dropout's extraordinary journey into the world of business.

Hamish Rutherford: Rio Tinto's perseverance may pay dividends
COMMENT: Mining company has been making the same argument for years.

Sleepyhead's $1.4b housing plan: Rocket boost for project
Big Sleepyhead development for north Waikato tipped to turbo-boost local economy.

Jobs welcomed: Fletcher Building invests $400m in Tauranga
Fletcher building's company Winstone Wallboards is relocating from Auckland to Tauranga.