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'Little passion bug': Distillery wins big after only six weeks in existence

'Winning any award is amazing, but double gold is truly phenomenal.'

Another modular housing building company fails, 11 buyers hit

One client paid $500,000+ but does not have a home and is very worried about his plight.

PM and ministers tour flood-hit Pan Pac; business could resume as early as August

Ministers saw where the stopbank breached, causing widespread damage to the plant.

Waimarie steamer records best season yet, with local visitors driving numbers

Manager calls time after seven years and high-traffic season.

Local Focus: The Altered Rose takes upcycling to the next level

The one-woman furniture restoration business turning something old into something new.

Our biggest house builder reveals 30% volume drop

Real irony: Now is a great time to build.

Mayor floats idea of private ownership to hasten Hawke’s Bay’s quest for new hospital

A public-private healthcare partnership could be an option, Sandra Hazlehurst says.

Lost luggage: Inside Air NZ’s plan to roll out bag tracing for passengers

The lost luggage crisis over summer accelerated development of tech.

Mayor fears impact of carbon farming on rural communities

"....it’s land that should never have been taken out of forestry in the first place".

Whanganui businesses brace for recession

One local café owner said economic pressures were already affecting his customers.

'Are you a real mermaid?': Competitive swimmer floats art of mermaiding

Caitlin Ahlers is used to youngsters asking her if she's a real mermaid.

Te Miringa looking to return her knowledge to her people

This will be the first international business engagement for Te Miringa.

Banks tentative about teaming up with Govt to invest in SMEs

Business Growth Fund a step closer to being set up, but banks are yet to commit.

Will this NZ tech help make climate-friendly green hydrogen a global reality?

A just-launched Kiwi spin-out is taking its clever green hydrogen tech to the world.

Breaking down concrete barriers: Visually impaired apprentice with autism excels

Todd Maitland shows why people from all backgrounds should consider a career in trades.

Chamber boss: Businesses are frustrated with infrastructure progress

Businesses will be keen to see how parties respond ahead of the upcoming general election.

Where to next for interest rates post-CPI? What the markets say

Economists and the markets have parted company on the future of interest rates.

A supermarket ripped away - the Foodstuffs decision that should infuriate Hawke’s Bay

OPINION: “I don’t buy it,” a councillor said of Foodstuffs’ excuses, and fair enough.