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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.'

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.

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.

NZ family targeted by Malaysian identity theft scam
Three people in Hastings were targeted on the same day.

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.

Wattie's confirms loss of 70 jobs
After a downsizing, the plant wants to hire more locals for seasonal work.

Property prices stay at record high
House prices at record levels but CHB prices are down for first time since January.

Fuel hikes hit Napier Port and transport businesses
Businesses unsure how long they can pass on fuel price costs.

Port petitioners want public referendum on possible sale
Petition needs 5837 signatures to spark referendum on Napier Port ownership model.

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 .