A smart watch company co-founded by Sir Ray Avery has launched its wristwear-cum-personal alarm products - albeit without the functions envisioned when the business won a high tech award and $10 million total investments from Spark and Bupa reports Eloise Gibson for Newsroom.

Fonterra has announced a joint venture partnership with one of India’s largest consumer companies, Future Consumer Ltd, to produce a range of consumer and foodservice dairy products that will help meet the growing demand for high-quality dairy nutrition in India.

New Zealand–based heavy equipment specialist, Tidd Ross Todd (TRT), has opened its first South Island branch to meet the growing demand for its customers in the region.

This year’s finalists for the Westpac Champion Business Awards were announced tonight at a function hosted by the Ara Institute of Canterbury at the new Kahukura Building (Engineering and Architectural Studies) located on the Ara Campus.

Finance Minister Grant Robertson says it’s important not to “overdramatise” the economic international scene but warns New Zealand will be affected by more trade war rhetoric.

Steel & Tube Holdings attracted several new investors in the first tranche of a deeply discounted $80.9 million capital raise, which it will use to shore up its balance sheet in a wider restructuring of the steel building products supplier . . . . .

Seeka Limited has announced plans to invest $18m in its Northland post harvest business over the next three years.

New Zealand's building product standards need an overhaul, industry participants say.

Learning Support specialists employed directly by the Ministry of Education have today begun a secret online vote over whether to strike for a day on Tuesday 21 August.

An expert in international trade has praised the Government's move to talk to the country about trade, but warned New Zealand needs to keep an eye on international movements as well.