New $70m pet food factory coming to Napier, 125 new jobs once complete
Ziwi is shifting from its Tauranga base to Napier, and bringing big jobs with it.
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Farming widow leaves $2.5m bequest for cancer treatment
Leonora McCormack, 95, lived a frugal life until the day she died.
Govt reveals first of $3b 'shovel ready' projects
Government announces funding for social housing, court upgrades and rugby stadiums.
Travel writing vital in selling Bay experience
Travel journalists have a key role to play in promoting Hawke's Bay.
Big Napier buildings up for mortgagee sale
One of the buildings was being redeveloped as a 52-room hotel.
Commercial operator says no 'significant impact' if Hawke's Bay Airport control tower closes
Air Napier says its operation would see no "significant impact" if control tower closes.
Has my house price gone up? Data reveals the Covid effect
The situation is better than many had expected.
Hawke's Bay leads country in economic optimism
Looking better in Hawke's Bay - not so good in the big smoke.
Stortford Lodge: Store lambs sold on a strong market
The yarding of about 10,000 was smaller than last week's 15,000.
Ghost tours enhancing the Napier Prison experience
A new ghost tour is at the prison and Napier audio tour app is in the making
Opinion: Interest strong for summer FAWC! after winter events cancelled
Value of food and wine to the Hawke's Bay region cannot be overstated.
Talking Point: Here's what's happening in Hastings as we recover
Hastings is a happening place ....
Changing lanes: Hairdresser fulfils 'dream', becoming a truckie at 55
Kerry Crosby spent 37 years standing at work. But her dream was to sit in a driver's seat.
Canny View: Living off dividends in retirement is 'uncertain strategy'
The coronavirus is taking a toll on dividends.
Stortford Lodge: Big yarding of lambs on offer
An offering of about 15,000 lambs made for a long day at Stortford Lodge yesterday.
Napier's Laserforce is closing, but owner Paul Eager's still beaming
Eager introduced Laserforce to Hawke's Bay soon after arriving from England in 2003.
Government allowed 26 Rocket Lab employees into NZ
Government says it allowed 26 overseas workers into the country to help launch rockets.
Warp-speed ahead: Rocket Lab's fastest turnaround yet at Mahia, three weeks between launches
Rocket Lab set to go into space again, only three weeks after last mission.
Stortford saleyards spring back to life
Covid-19 lockdown eased to level 2, meaning life could return to something like normal.
Canny View: Why investors are feeling good right now
There are a handful of explanations that could describe what is happening now.
Stortford Lodge: Big lamb yarding draws strong prices
A yarding of more than 13,000 lambs sold on a hot market at Stortford Lodge on Wednesday.
Local Focus: Testing times for testers
Testing time was good business for water testers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Ghost town: Auckland businesses struggling despite level 1
Foot traffic was light, there were no buskers and businesses say it was busier in level 2.
Havelock North finance company makes $1b investment in dairying
New herd leasing service will provide an alternative option to bank lending for farmers.
Rental shortage worsens as teens flee parents after lockdown
'Highly unusual' for so many young adults to be trying to leave the parental home.
Stortford Lodge: Rain too late to raise hopes - or prices
Store cattle prices remained mostly dismal despite the weekend's rain.
Trickle-down effect even on a rainy weekend
Visitor spending has a trickle-down effect far beyond tourist and hospitality businesses.
The revival of Te Haroto: Summit Kiosk reopens on Napier-Taupo highway
Things only used to close in the tiny Te Haroto. Has it turned a Napier-Taupo Rd corner?
Canny View: The Investing Fear of Missing Out (FOMO)
Buying in the gloom, selling in the boom sounds logical, but most people do the opposite.
Ardern in Hawke's Bay: PM's advice for a region digging itself out of a hole
Hawke's Bay's own regional brand key to getting local economy growing again.
'Busiest we have ever been': Building boom in Hawke's Bay
Residential consents in Hawke's Bay grew 43.9 per cent in the 12 months to March 2020.
Why house prices must fall - and why the news isn't all bad
Experts and investors take a deep dive into what to expect from post-Covid house prices.
Hawke's Bay's 2020 vintage looks like a corker
A region plunged into drought has had one big upside.
NZ's largest wind farm is lying unassembled in storage in Hawke's Bay
Huge parts have been stored at sites in Whakatu and Onekawa over the past few months.