Established in 2011 Petra Bettjeman Jewellery's retail range is designed and crafted in Petra's Auckland workshop.

Rachel Sloane is the owner and creative director of jewellery brand Naveya & Sloane, which she founded with partner Alex Bunnet in late 2009.

Victoria Taylor and Kirstin O'Brien are the business partners behind the Wellington-based jewellery brand TORY & KO.

Being given a gold chain at age 16 by a close family friend sparked jeweller Julian Bartrom's interest in the industry.

At Desle Sullivan's pawn shop, the welcome is not exactly promising. Her dog, a 5-year-old bichon-silkie cross, practically throws himself at the glass of the front door, which is luckily closed, even though it's opening time.

Grant Partridge represents the fifth generation to run his family's jewellery business, Partridge Jewellers, which dates back to 1864.

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Kiwi companies are increasingly turning to trade fairs in China as a gateway to the international and Chinese market.

Four Kiwi businesses with global ambitions are set to gain a huge cash boost through the million-dollar University of Auckland Business School Entrepreneurs' Challenge.

A cider made from New Zealand fruit by a fledgling north Auckland brewery is gaining international accolades as the drink rises in popularity here.

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Angel investors are still investing in New Zealand start-ups, pouring $23.1 million into new companies in the first half of the year

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Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Zheng Li of Zing Design.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Berlinda Chin from the Office of Ethnic Affairs.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Eugene De Villiers of Extra Mile Company.

Your Business editor Caitlin Sykes talks with Craig Armstrong from NZTE about offshore deals.

Filling a gap left by bigger construction companies has been the foundation of a specialist bridge-building firm.