The fair trade market is growing as people become aware of where and how food and other products are made.

A doctor associate read the article I wrote on this subject about three months ago and sent some helpful tips for those debating the costs of medical insurance.

Fewer people splashed out on Hawke's Bay accommodation in June, according to the latest figures.

After more than a decade of working for high-profile companies carrying out "every role under the sun" and travelling the world Napier woman Zoe Barnes is back in town.

Despite the facility's poor performance and an independent report calling for a senior management shake up, the MTG Hawke's Bay director was not "pushed out the door".

House sales in Hawke's Bay last month were down almost 20 per cent on the same time last year, new figures reveal.

Plans for an exclusive hilltop residential development - including two high-rise apartment towers - on Napier's old hospital site have drawn complaints.

How many people near retirement or already retired have a big third and/or fourth unused bedroom?

Financial education is now more widely available in NZ schools, and only 30% of students were in schools where financial education is not available, compared with the OECD average of 48%.

Flood-affected farmers in Northland have felt the hit to their bottom line from the recent wild weather.

Rodney Alexander and Joyce Lloyd established their Manurau game bird business.

Hawke's Bay residents could soon be free from "pedantic and loopy" consent regulations but a Napier builder says rules are necessary.