A logging factory in Nelson has been fined over $50,000 after one of its workers was injured while trying to clear a log jam on a conveyor belt by hand.

MPI forecasts revenue from primary industries will drop to $35.2 billion in the year to June.

Nike said if a trade deal with 12 Pacific Rim countries crossed the line the company might create 10,000 jobs in the US.

Horticultural production has topped $7 billion for the first time, with good growth in nearly all the main industries, including wine, apples, potatoes, and onions.

Sanford, New Zealand's largest listed fishing group, is in consultations with 232 staff who look likely to lose their jobs at the company.

A new form of commercial fishing has improved the survival rates for by-catch, scientists involved in the NZ project said.

Air New Zealand is promising more discounted fares as it adds hundreds of thousands of extra seats to its network where travel agents say price competition is already fierce.

A surging Air New Zealand stands to benefit from lower fuel prices next year by up to $249 million but must now fend off growing competition from other airlines also enjoying lower oil prices.

Air NZ says a big surge in its capacity this year should lead to lower airfares.

Nearly all fish oil supplements marketed in NZ contain much less of the brain-boosting omega-3 fatty acids than their labels claim.

A vehicle has been seized because its owner had gathered more than 600 cockles - 12 times the legal limit for the Auckland and Coromandel areas.

Auckland is making inroads in its bid to be a crucial innovation hub of the Asia-Pacific, writes Graham Skellern.

Qantas boss Alan Joyce says fuel prices falling more quickly than the Australian dollar are helping revive the airline's international division but he's not putting a date on when it will be out of financial trouble.

NZ's services sector expansion slowed from a month earlier, as economic growth moderated from a rapid to a more sustainable pace.

Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart is planning a $500m investment to supply infant formula to China.

New Zealand guest nights rose 1.1 percent to a record for a September month, driven by a rebound in international traveller numbers