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BNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index - October 2025
New Zealand’s manufacturing sector showed increased expansion during October, according to the latest BNZ – BusinessNZ Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI): 51.4 - Signs of Life
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AMA Annual Chairperson's Report 2025
AMA entered 2025 as a young organisation, officially just one year old, with a small but deeply committed team of one full-time employee, our fearless CEO Catherine Lye, supported by a voluntary board of nine and a manufacturing community of the willing.
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AMA AGM – 10 November: Reflecting on a Year of Progress
A celebration of collaboration and progress across the manufacturing sector
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Ministers Productivity Advisory Group meeting November 2025
Strong representation from industry and government to generate ideas for Innovation and Investment.
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Government Procurement Rules Significantly Scaled Back
The government has slashed its procurement rules by a third in an effort to make it easier for local companies when tendering contracts, worth an annual $50 billion.
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Small-Town Grit, World-Class Vision: How Gisborne Engineering is Building Futures on the East Coast
From the outside, Gisborne Engineering looks like any other regional workshop — steel racks, welders sparking, the steady hum of fabrication. But step inside, and you’ll see something else entirely: a 150-year-old legacy business reinventing itself for the future, powered by a new generation of leaders who prove you don’t have to leave your hometown to build a world-class career.
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Fast, Bespoke, and Built Here: How Action Manufacturing Scales Craft at Speed
Walk into Action Manufacturing and you’ll witness the kind of collaboration that transforms big ideas into road‑ready vehicles: designers, engineers and craftspeople circling a prototype, sticky notes on the side panel, questions flying, solutions landing. It’s the Kiwi way—practical, creative, and relentlessly focused on making it better.
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C-Quip’s Carbon-Fibre Magic: Lighter, Stronger – and Proudly Kiwi
From Auckland to Monaco marinas, carbon-fibre creations from C-Quip have become the go-to finishing touch for super-yachts, commercial ships and even aerospace cabins. Here’s how a small New Zealand firm turned advanced composites into a global calling card—and why their weight-slashing, jaw-dropping parts are prized from ocean to orbit.
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Navigating Industry 4.0: A Practical Guide for Modern Manufacturers
The Callaghan Innovation Industry 4.0 Demonstration Network Programme has produced three major resources for New Zealand manufacturers to support their digital transformation journeys.
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Industry 4.0 Insights Survey Results 2025
Data-driven perspectives on Industry 4.0 adoption trends across New Zealand's manufacturing sector, released as part of the Callaghan Innovation programme.
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Enztec: New Zealand’s Precision Masters in Orthopaedic Tools
A surgical drill or bone saw might look small in a surgeon’s hand, but Enztec in Christchurch knows it’s anything but trivial. These precision instruments must be machined and finished to a level of perfection that keeps global health regulators happy and helps patients recover quickly. And Enztec does it all with a distinctly Kiwi style—equal parts innovation and integrity.
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