Ξ   2017 Hi-Tech Awards winners announced Ξ   New mentoring for rising stars Ξ   Engineers call for urgent tests on Wgtn buildings Ξ   NZ manufacturing activity dips in April Ξ   Bill paves the way for better careers service Ξ   Clean Water reports released Ξ   Tony Alexander's Weekly Overview

Ξ   PM to visit Japan and Hong Kong Ξ   Motorcycle link as Team New Zealand turn safety into art with Italian designed helmets Ξ   Balanced accounts a boost for Joyce Ξ   NZTE Export News 10 May 2017

Ξ   Talley's plan for Motueka factory waste discharge backed by council staff Ξ   NZ tech sector attracts record offshore investment in year to March   Ξ   Opportunity to boost Vietnam trade: McClay Ξ   Abdullah Bin Zayed welcomes New Zealand’s participation in Expo 2020 Dubai Ξ   Bradley Sawden appointed New Zealand’s next Ambassador to Iraq

The Taxpayers’ Union is slamming this afternoon’s announcement by Science and Innovation Minister Paul Goldsmith of an additional $74.6 million in Budget 2017 for Callaghan Innovation’s corporate welfare “Growth Grants”. “There is nothing scarier than a Government in surplus and a politician's willingness to waste money on corporate welfare," says Taxpayers’ Union Executive Director, Jordan Williams. "Instead of delivering tax relief, it appears the Government’s priority is ‘Goldsmith Grants’ and more Callaghan corporate welfare.” "Rather than hire an army of bureaucrats to pick winners with R&D grants, the Government should scrap its $1.36 billion dollar corporate welfare regime and use…

Ξ   Crunch time approaches for Ruataniwha water storage scheme Ξ   Fletchers Easysteel supplies information to NZ authority Ξ   New Zealand winegrowers plant deep roots in Canadian market Ξ   IMF releases New Zealand FSAP findings and recommendations Ξ   Manuka Health unveils $3.5 million Wairarapa Apiculture Centre Ξ   Fairfax gets unsolicited offer to divide up its assets Ξ   Expected profit turns into loss

Ξ   Macron win seen as market-friendly Ξ   Videos aim to promote trade to ordinary people Ξ   Wellington buildings need to be better than bare minimum, engineer says Ξ   Ruapehu Alpine Lifts launches $100m reinvestment programme Ξ   Trade group uses videos to gain public backing for new TPP Ξ   Ecostore's non-toxic products a success in Asia Ξ   McClay to hold talks with Vietnamese PM on Trade Ξ   60 years of panel beating  

Ξ   Holden: Decision to stop building cars yields 'strong profitability' Ξ   Porirua company claims meth-proof wallpaper could save home owners thousands Ξ   Tegel chairman James Ogden unexpectedly quits after less than a year in the job Ξ   Gas-to-energy project Ξ   Mondelez extracted $130 mln in dividends before quitting Dunedin Ξ   First MAG meeting to increase trade engagement  

Ξ   Wine exports to the USA surpass $500 million for the first time Ξ   Top India trade expert advocates direct flights between India and NZ Ξ   Worker perks on offer as labour market tightens Ξ   United Civil Construction selected to build Kerikeri’s new wastewater reticulation Ξ   Dunedin site for US tech firm Ξ   $48 billion industry at risk  

Ξ   Motueka-Whanganui ferry service could boost regional economy Ξ   PharmaZen factory extension costly but complete Ξ   Earthquake engineering conference a sobering quake reminder for Wellington Ξ   Buckley Systems attracts new C-Suite Ξ   High costs and worker shortage hit construction Ξ   Productivity Commission to look at low carbon economy Ξ   NZOG considering N. Otago proposal  

Ξ   Employment agreement tool proving popular Ξ   The Overseas Investment Office has given approval for the sale of Sistema to Newell Brands. Ξ   Fire Service amalgamation means 40% increase in fire insurance levy Ξ   New Zealand's first 3D-printed electric car being built in Otara Ξ   Genesis buys Nova lpg business Ξ   John Key Joining the Board of Air New Zealand Ξ   New Lyttelton cruise ship berth to be built

Ξ   High-flying McCully prepares for life on firm ground Ξ   Trump's border tax would hit NZ exporters Ξ   Angel funds invest record $69m in 2016 Ξ   Dunedin's Tuapeka Print expanding space Ξ   Northland iwi turns family pastime into multi-million dollar manuka honey operation Ξ   NZ Windfarms changes operating strategy