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Samoan villagers desperate to pick fruit in Hawke's Bay: 'It would be a godsend'

The future looks tough for Poutasi village if their workers cannot come to New Zealand.

They'd cultivated a garden for 41 years but their fence was 2 metres in the wrong place

Hastings couple say Kāinga Ora's demolition of their fence and garden has blindsided them.

Out of this world: What it's like to work on Rocket Lab's Mahia pad

Everyone thinks Chuck Dowdell's American. But Rocket Lab's Mahia man is very much a local.

Margaret McLean farewells the 'darling ladies' of Hastings

"Having a shop is the best thing in life really. I've loved every minute."

Don't know how to take your iPad off selfie mode? Call Melissa from Napier

Golden Years Training provides technology support for the elderly. And it's picking up.

Orchards paying low wages have no long-term future, economist says

Growers are facing a "Mexican standoff" that could reshape a massive regional industry.

Local Focus: Workers versus employers - Napier candidates give their verdict

Napier candidates on employers versus workers. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Is 2020 the year of sustainable investing?

ESG investing is a personal choice.

What to do with your Bonus Bonds

Recent stories in the media reveal a certain sentiment among bondholders

Hawke's Bay Airport's planned solar farm ten times larger than NZ's biggest

First look at a planned mega solar farm on airport land.

Innovative Hastings students get council to buy plastic-infused concrete seats

The seat should be in place within the next few weeks after a concrete pad is installed.

Hawke's Bay needs 10,000 workers. Can it find them?

8000 permanent jobs in the region are at risk if fruit is not taken off trees this season.

'I know too many people who stop working and die': Meat worker turns 80 on factory floor

'You wouldn't recognise the building at all from when I started.'

Andrew King: What we are telling landlords about heating rental homes

Comment: Property investors' lobby group urged members to ask tenants about heat pumps.

Large industrial site for sale in Napier

The site could potentially add to industrial and retail businesses of Onekawa in future.

'Deeply disappointing': Landlords advised to hold off on heating until election result

Labour calls landlord advice 'deeply disappointing' and letting down their fellow Kiwis.