Manufacturing news
Elon Musk’s SpaceX pleads with Trump for tariff exemptions
Securing a waiver would reduce the targeted tariff from 25% to 0%.
Tech Insider: Microsoft pulls Windows 10 support unless you pay $50 or upgrade - experts on your level of risk if you’re stranded
PLUS: Being AI finally finds three independent directors - and they're big names.
‘Market turned down more quickly ... deeply’: Fletcher CEO on climbing losses
New CEO steps in as losses climb further: what next for the giant Australasian business?
Opinion: How to turbocharge manufacturing in New Zealand
The Government will need invest to help manufacturers embrace technology.
FTN Motion reveals new upgraded electric motorbike
The new electric motorbike can reach speeds of 80km/h and has an estimated range of 140km.
New EMA boss John Fraser-Mackenzie: 2025 will still be a tough year
Summer questions: New head of business group on the outlook for 2025.
Legislation, losers and lessons: Andrew Bayly’s 2024
Minister Andrew Bayly sat down with Tom Raynel to discuss his 2024, and what comes next.
ProLink calls in liquidator, 190 laid off a week before Christmas
'This is just so sad, just before Christmas' - liquidator Pritesh Patel on ProLink NZ.
Zuru Group's Mowbray siblings win Visionary Leaders Award
How Zuru’s automation is changing the toy and building industries.
'Plant was too small' - pre-cast concrete manufacturer ups production 50%
Father emigrated to New Zealand with $10 in his pocket then founded a growing business.
Tupperware files for bankruptcy as sales slump
The brand has seen sales fall as consumer behaviors change and competition increases.
Oji confirms mill closure, 75 jobs lost
The company has experienced a range of issues including high energy costs.
'Massive blow': Hundreds of jobs lost as Winstone shuts mills
One of the central North Island's biggest employers has made the call to shut two mills.
He created a $660m company in his garage: Sistema richlister on standing firm with a famous name to retain ‘Made in NZ’
'I don’t care if it’s Martha Stewart or the bloody Pope. I’m not taking [Made in NZ] off.'
Top defence contractors set to rake in record cash after orders soar
Financial Times: Growing cash flows spark debate about how industry will spend billions.
Citadel and DE Shaw slashed Nvidia holdings ahead of market rout
Financial Times: Sharp divisions among managers over the outlook for chip-making giant.
Citadel and DE Shaw slashed Nvidia holdings ahead of market rout
Financial Times: Sharp divisions among managers over the outlook for chip-making giant.
Power price spike a threat to provincial economy, energy users' group says
Multiple mills have had to go offline in the last week due to high power prices.
Rising energy costs could force closure of Oji Fibre Solutions recycling plant
'Crazy outcome' could follow as high power prices blamed for plant's possible closure.