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F & P China 'marriage' brings mutual benefits
A Chinese giant's lifeline has pulled Fisher & Paykel Appliances back from the brink and opened up new markets.

Rakon on track to triple capacity with Chinese facility
Rakon, which makes crystal oscillators used in navigation systems and smart phones, is on track to triple production when its new Chinese factory opens in July.

It's not New Zealand's cup, but they're still our boats
In a grand hall in the riverside town of Warkworth where they once printed the news, men in grey T-shirts and dusty Oracle Racing caps are making news of their own.

Sea change
Our America's Cup glory days are long gone, but for the marine industry, blue skies beckon again, reports Suzanne McFadden.

Fletcher trucking materials to quake zone
Execs to brief international investors on damage to firm's Canterbury operations.

November exports soar 19 per cent
Exports were up 19 per cent in November with the annual trade balance for that month a surplus of $1.3 billion - the first since 2001.

Demand grows for holiday home on wheels
As property prices soar out of reach, some holiday-goers are trading the dream of a place in the sun for a holiday home on wheels.