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Pushpay chairman: 'Any paper-based business is inefficient'
Business, technology and faith are combining to improve communities.
Hero cop's burden: Flashbacks every night for 62 years
Time no healer for cop's flashbacks.
Retail in good heart ahead of Christmas
CBD retailers experiencing pre-Christmas consumer spending boost.
NASA launch from Mahia postponed
Nasa launch will be Rocket Lab's third launch this year.
Airport's new arrivals hall ready for New Year visitors
The redeveloped airport is getting its first luggage conveyor - and a heap more space.
Havelock North development due to start
High-end commercial development to start at entrance to Havelock North village.
Rental crisis bites: 'Life in a state of anxiety'
'I feel like I'm failing my children as we simply have no security in terms of living.'
Shoppers go barmy for Black Friday deals
Briscoe Group records its biggest ever single day in Hawke's Bay.
Wine auction confirms record $265.5k raised
Record event notches more than quarter of a million dollars for Cranford Hospice.
Top Hilton hotel for Napier to open next year
The new hotel will be located at 36 Munroe St, formerly the PwC offices.
Switching careers a trend benefiting businesses and trades
Mature students increasingly looking to qualifications to change career paths.
HB Technologies names Hawke's Bay Business of the Year
Family business growing to serve hundreds of business customers.
Napier driving region's retail growth
Napier economy looks rosy but Hastings retail sector is also "looking up", survey shows.
Year split between taxi driving and apple picking
He's a taxi driver in the islands, but his "really big money" comes from Hawke's Bay.
Hawke's Bay rest home residents spurn free $559
Only 21 people, all from the same retirement village, have claimed their free money.
Hawke's Bay's new state houses to get tenants 'very soon'
Three one-bedroom and three two-bedroom houses built, with more to come.
Number of jobless in Hawke's Bay halves in a year
An extra 4400 people are in work in Hawke's Bay compared with the same time last year.
Foodstuffs gobbles six months of Hawke's Bay organic ice cream in one sitting
Hastings ice-cream maker rushed off its feet as supermarkets buy in.
Hawke's Bay Fish & Game council under investigation
Fish and Game's Hawke's Bay former council is under fire as auditors called in.
Trusts out to keep lines firms in local hands
Hawke's Bay residents are urged to stand up for the community ownership model.
First-time buyers flocking to CHB
Napier and Hastings property gains rising faster than incomes.
NZ family targeted by Malaysian identity theft scam
Three people in Hastings were targeted on the same day.
Conference hailed: Focus on goats and hemp
Everything from scorpion lollies to cricket brownies.
Rocket Lab to launch satellites to beam wi-fi from space
Space is the future of wi-fi, Rocket Lab says as it prepares for Hawke's Bay launch.
Hawke's Bay businesses worst for late payments
Hawke's Bay is not the place for prompt bill payments.
Sprawling Dannevirke farm for sale, complete with its own private airstrip
1738ha of "magnificent" rolling pasture for sale winters 12,129 sheep and 500-plus cattle.
Housing woes laid bare: The cost of homelessness triples
Big jump in the cost to house families in motels and hotels.
Napier's cruise ship season kicks off in style
Majestic Princess arrival marks the start of a bumper cruise season for the Bay.
Runaway success: Hawke's Bay start-up says 'hello' to New York
New York Marathon runners receiving help to keep running from a Hawke's Bay start-up.
Zeffer Cider finally has a home to be proud of
It's a birthday party and house warming all in one.
Booked up Hawke's Bay bustles with tourists
Accommodation is selling out fast as throngs flock to events around the Bay.
M. bovis precautions at A & P show praised
Months of painstaking preparations to eliminate risk of spreading M. bovis paying off.
Wattie's confirms loss of 70 jobs
After a downsizing, the plant wants to hire more locals for seasonal work.
Tukituki Youth MP selected
He's too young to vote but that won't stop him learning the ropes.
Social Development changes in Flaxmere hailed
MSD Flaxmere service centre now brighter and more child-friendly.
Property prices stay at record high
House prices at record levels but CHB prices are down for first time since January.
Doctor denies he 'intervened' at Blue Bay
Medical Officer of Health says council information was wrong.
Fuel hikes hit Napier Port and transport businesses
Businesses unsure how long they can pass on fuel price costs.
New HB fruitgrowers head targeting young blood
Hawke's Bay's horticulture industry is hoping for an injection of new blood.
Port petitioners want public referendum on possible sale
Petition needs 5837 signatures to spark referendum on Napier Port ownership model.
Pak'nSave Hastings staff getting health boost
Staff can consult a doctor remotely from a dedicated consultation room.
Napier Port smashes cargo record
Five million tonnes of cargo handled through Napier Port.
Grants will help Bay community groups
The Hawke's Bay Foundation deals out $144,000 in grants.
Scorpion lollipops, cricket brownies: the future of food
Scorpion lollipops and cricket flour brownies could be big business in the future.
Where rents are rising the fastest in NZ
Every region in the country saw an annual increase in August .
MPI's $1 billion decision welcomed
Growers 'vindicated' after importing US fruit plants.
Bupa retirement village gets the go-ahead
Construction is expected to provide $14.5m in economic boost to community.
Fog plays havoc with Auckland flights to Hawke's Bay
Fog plays havoc with Auckland flights.
Hawke's Bay economy given five-star rating
A bumper grape harvest has helped boost the region's economy.
Huge growth study hits stage three
Skill shortages and growth constraints need to be identified.
Frost threatens NZ wine prospects
Wine grapes almost unscathed after morning frosts with just a few chardonnay casualties.
Buyer found for Sileni: Avery family to stay
The Avery family will retain their 21-year-old association with the company.
Turners Automotive's Napier Facebook apology praised
Chief executive puts personal touch on apology.
A trio of tourism awards for Black Barn
Trio of awards for Black Barn's tourism offerings.
Fourth dog tumbles off notorious cliff
Lady the dog saved in nick of time after tumble down cliff near Mohaka.
Stonefruit biosecurity scare meeting 'positive'
Audit finds significant failure at overseas facility screening apple, stonefruit cuttings.
Where property asking prices are still being exceeded
Online asking prices at record high - demand for houses highest in CHB.
$23m of new houses consented
Huge demand to build new houses but public warned to be realistic about prices.
Q and A: Federated Farmers' Jim Galloway
Farming in good stead in Hawke's Bay but uncertainty surrounds some issues.
Health centre building could become 4-star hotel
A trio of development options mooted.
Big profit gains for region's property sellers
Hastings and Napier house sale profits above national average.
Record Mr Apple performance boosts Scales Corp
Record fruit export numbers for Mr Apple.
Fastway Couriers help deliver daffodils
Preparations in full swing for Daffodil Day 2018.
New rental rules reaction - must be balanced
Government discussion document aims to make life easier for renters.
Flick moves into CHB - eyes more of Hawke's Bay
Electricity distributor eyes Hawke's Bay opportunities.
Social media tax mooted
Tech companies discuss "bizarre" lack of tax of social media giants.
More state houses on the way
Another 330 new houses for Hawke's Bay and the East Coast.
Judge says MPI destruction order 'unlawful' but too late for trees
High Court Judgement positive but too late to save fruit trees.