The effect of the low dairy payout and falling New Zealand dollar on Hawke's Bay will be raised by top financial commentator Bernard Hickey at Napier City Council's quarterly Business Breakfast next month.
A regular commentator on television and radio, Mr Hickey is based in the Parliamentary Press Gallery in Wellington and publishes his own daily economic and political news email.
A financial journalist for 20 years, he has worked for Reuters, the FT Group and Fairfax Media in Wellington, Canberra, Sydney, London, Singapore and Auckland.
He was the managing editor of interest.co.nz from 2008 to 2012 and remains a contributor.
He will deliver his view of the national and regional economic outlook, including the latest on local economies, interest rates, house prices and Reserve Bank action.