Pearl and her digger: Hawke's Bay woman one of first in NZ to achieve Civil Trade Certificate
"There's something special about driving over projects you've been involved in."
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Major events are back in Hawke's Bay: It's a case of which do you choose this weekend
"We are incredibly lucky to be in a position where we are holding events."
Big build will almost double the number of retirement village units in Hawke's Bay
From 1200 beds, to more than 2000 in the next few years - the elder care boom has hit.
Local Focus: Business or environment? Coal or unemployment? Napier candidates pick sides
Five Napier candidates, five different opinions. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Hawke's Bay's massive month of tourism: Increase in visitor spending tops NZ charts
A local motor camp says they are looking at their best year ever for visitor stays.
Lindsay Farm becomes first registered farm in NZ to have raw milk depots
Lindsay Farm wins battle with MPI to have depots for their raw milk.
Napier Port repays its more than $2m wage subsidy
Subsidy served it's purpose so port says it's doing the right thing and paying it back.
Bostock brothers celebrate as Brinks pulls George and Jo's brand
The brand is being pulled as part of a wider commercial strategy, Brinks said.
Samoan villagers desperate to pick fruit in Hawke's Bay: 'It would be a godsend'
The future looks tough for Poutasi village if their workers cannot come to New Zealand.
They'd cultivated a garden for 41 years but their fence was 2 metres in the wrong place
Hastings couple say Kāinga Ora's demolition of their fence and garden has blindsided them.
Out of this world: What it's like to work on Rocket Lab's Mahia pad
Everyone thinks Chuck Dowdell's American. But Rocket Lab's Mahia man is very much a local.
Margaret McLean farewells the 'darling ladies' of Hastings
"Having a shop is the best thing in life really. I've loved every minute."
Don't know how to take your iPad off selfie mode? Call Melissa from Napier
Golden Years Training provides technology support for the elderly. And it's picking up.
Orchards paying low wages have no long-term future, economist says
Growers are facing a "Mexican standoff" that could reshape a massive regional industry.
Local Focus: Workers versus employers - Napier candidates give their verdict
Napier candidates on employers versus workers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'The kaumātua gang': Golden Oldies could save NZ from a shearing crisis
Without the overseas crew arriving, shearers are preparing to get innovative.
Hawke's Bay's fruit picking 'money-go-round': What if it grinds to a halt?
Wages are set to rise to lure pickers. But there's too much fruit for locals to handle.
Lindsay Farm raw milk restarts, but owners 'run ragged'
Lindsay Farm back in business, but its owners are unsure how long they will last.
Financial and mental wellbeing go hand-in-hand
Financial stress is a major factor in many of our lives today.
The search for life on Venus could start with Rocket Lab
New York Times: Rocket Lab may be able to send a spacecraft to Venus long before Nasa.
The pilot who became a car salesman
Napier man Scott Fitzgerald's CV was pretty simple. He was a pilot. Until he wasn't.
Andy Lowe selling rezoned Havelock North land fit for 350 homes
Mayor Hazlehurst says council is "really looking forward to seeing sections developed".
Could this quarantine hotel be specifically for RSE workers?
"They don't need to escape or go anywhere, this is where they're coming to."
Waimea Group purchases Hastings-based Plant Propagation Laboratories
The tissue culture laboratory will be rebranded as Waimea Plant Laboratories Ltd.
What to do with your Bonus Bonds
Recent stories in the media reveal a certain sentiment among bondholders
Hawke's Bay Airport's planned solar farm ten times larger than NZ's biggest
First look at a planned mega solar farm on airport land.
Innovative Hastings students get council to buy plastic-infused concrete seats
The seat should be in place within the next few weeks after a concrete pad is installed.
Hawke's Bay needs 10,000 workers. Can it find them?
8000 permanent jobs in the region are at risk if fruit is not taken off trees this season.
'I know too many people who stop working and die': Meat worker turns 80 on factory floor
'You wouldn't recognise the building at all from when I started.'
Andrew King: What we are telling landlords about heating rental homes
Comment: Property investors' lobby group urged members to ask tenants about heat pumps.
Large industrial site for sale in Napier
The site could potentially add to industrial and retail businesses of Onekawa in future.
'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result
Labour calls landlord advice 'deeply disappointing' and letting down their fellow Kiwis.