Check out a snapshot of some of the stellar performers on the New Zealand sharemarket this year, as it surged ahead breaking new records.

NZ exporters will have better access to up to more than $2 trillion worth of government contracts, with a trade deal signed two years ago expected to come into force soon.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare has become a $3 billion company after its ballooning share price hit a record high.

The 300-strong, record turnout at last weekend's Shareholders Association annual conference helped illustrate a major challenge facing the local sharemarket.

Technology has come a long way since Fisher & Paykel Healthcare made its first air humidifier prototype using an AG preserving jar and the company is working hard to stay at the forefront of respiratory technology.

Innovation is continuing to bolster Fisher & Paykel Healthcare's business in the face of a stubbornly high New Zealand dollar, says chief executive Mike Daniell.

The contrasting fortunes of two of New Zealand's biggest technology manufacturers were highlighted when they both reported full-year results yesterday.

Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, which makes breathing masks and respirators, expects to beat analyst expectations for 2014 profit as it surpassed its own guidance for 2103 profit today.

About 900 F & P Healthcare production, maintenance and distribution workers at the company's Highbrook plant have given 14 days notice of strike action over a pay dispute.