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Innovative disability seating exporter receives award
Medifab, a New Zealand leader in providing specialised equipment for people with disabilities and medical difficulties, has won an international award for its new life-enhancing technology.
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Export-fuelled factory expansion at Surtees Boats
Whakatane boat builder Surtees Boats is undergoing a major expansion of its current production facility with the addition of a new 900sqm building.
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Craft beer pours on more heady growth
The good times continue to flow for New Zealand’s craft beer industry with sales up by 35% in the past year amid an ever growing thirst for big flavour beer, research from ANZ reveals.
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Ports of Auckland to automate container terminal
Ports of Auckland will shortly start work to partially automate its container terminal.  It will be the first New Zealand port and only the third straddle carrier terminal in the world to automate.
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Commercial hub for Wellington exporters in central China
The brand new New Zealand Hub in Xi’an is designed to showcase Wellington and New Zealand produce, and provide a base of operations for New Zealand businesses looking to access the central Chinese market. 
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Buckley Systems expanding for the future
Ion implantation technology leader Buckley Systems has expanded locally, building on earlier expansion in North America as demand for its precision electromagnets continues to grow.
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Parking Sense signs major US deal
Parking Sense USA, a subsidiary of Cambridge-based Parking Sense, has won a major contract to supply 21,000 parking spaces across Los Angeles.
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Invenco secures Speedway contract in US
New Zealand tech company Invenco has secured a contract to supply leading technology to nearly 3000 Speedway stores across the United States.
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Apple exporter sets benchmark for produce integrity
New Zealand’s largest vertically-integrated grower, packer and exporter of 25 percent of this country’s apples has taken a bold step to scientifically guarantee the integrity of its produce.
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New Marlborough salmon farms come on stream
The first new space allocated for salmon in Marlborough in nine years has finally come on stream with the official opening of two new salmon farms operated by New Zealand King Salmon.
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Māori SMEs cast net to 53 export markets
Smaller Māori businesses are stretching their nets to dozens of countries around the world as they come up with new ways to grow, says Statistics New Zealand. 
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NZ's ShapeShifter works with Nike and Adidas
New Zealand owned company ShapeShifter is producing computer aided design systems for manufacturers of some of the biggest global clothing brands in the world such as Nike and Adidas.
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New Zealand government should offer trade deals to the UK
Following the UK’s referendum for Brexit, the New Zealand government should make trade negotiations with Britain a priority, says Dr Oliver Hartwich, Executive Director of The New Zealand Initiative.
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Brexit won't affect trend of feeding the East
The new post-Brexit landscape will require more work by New Zealand trade negotiators, says ExportNZ.
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Moana New Zealand opens next generation lobster plant
Moana New Zealand has opened a new energy efficient live lobster export facility in Auckland which trebles the partnership’s previous capacity.
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Sir Ralph Norris wins World Class New Zealand Award
Kiwi business icon Sir Ralph Norris has been honoured for his stellar career with the Supreme Award at Kea’s 2016 World Class New Zealand Awards.
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Tip Top to trial e-commerce sales in China
Tip Top is to trial online sales of New Zealand-made ice cream in China – the world’s biggest ice cream market. 
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$21m partnership set to revive wool industry
A new $21 million partnership between Wool Industry Research and MBIE has been announced in an exciting research partnership for the coarse wool industry.
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Ara brand sold to Giesen Wine Group
Giesen Wines has reached agreement with Winegrowers of Ara to purchase from it the Ara Brand and associated business to complement its own brand portfolio.
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Fonterra Eltham fills billions of burgers worldwide
Fonterra has celebrated the official opening of its new slice on slice cheese expansion at Eltham, with the plant now able to produce enough cheese to fill more than three billion burgers each year.
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