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'Just about around the twist': 34 jobs on the line at Fresh Meats NZ factory in Napier
Workers fret as boutique meat processing business announces a company "reset".
Napier Port to be partly sold but locals get priority
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Hawke's Bay spent more than $120 million online last year
Hawke's Bay spent $123 million online, in 1.3 million different transactions last year.
'If the walls could talk': New bar and eatery opens at the old Cri
The void is filled: Business leaders celebrate as downtown Napier gets new bar and eatery.
Have a 'fire drill' plan for investments
It's important to have a financial game plan ....
People go potty for Hastings plumber
Hastings plumber plunged into Queensland Plumber awards.
Opinion: Intriguing tax battle set to continue
An intriguing battle over alleged tax avoidance is set to continue in the coming months.
Robots and the nutrition revolution: Tech a hot topic at Horticultural Field Days
BNZ National Horticultural Field Days is celebrating 10 years this year.
Solar farm could help low income earners in Hastings with heating costs
"There is enough wealth, there is enough resource, all we need is the political will."
Air NZ removes straight to gate domestic check-in
All travellers will have to check-in via the Air NZ app or a kiosk for domestic flights.
New Flaxmere housing development: First soil turned on new 120 affordable homes community project
Waingakau is set on 15.5 hectares of semi-rural land on the western edge of Flaxmere.
Dirty money crackdown: Shops urged to report gang purchases
Retailers are being asked to report when gang members purchase big ticket items with cash.
YHA looks for new Hawke's Bay home after sale of landmark Napier beachfront building
The large wooden building on the Marine Parade and Vautier St corner survived the quake.
Numbers game: Tourism industry left disappointed at cut of valuable survey
Region to be in dark about how well tourism is doing with decision to drop bed night data.
Napier-Wairoa rail line reopens
The line was mothballed in 2012 following significant damage.
Hastings retail spending continues to rise, but not everyone is seeing the benefits
Hastings spending up 5.8pc compared with a national spending growth rate of 3.4pc.
Napier's parking woes: Council mulls turning free 120-minute parks into paid commuter parks
Council predicts Napier's CBD could be 185 car parks short soon.
Signs of house price slowdown in Hawke's Bay
Report shows median house prices in Hawke's Bay might be starting to stagnate.
More than half of the 70 staff at ACC Hastings to lose their jobs
ACC centralises to five main hubs – Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin.
Sale of $15m industrial property one of Hawke's Bay's biggest in many years
The $15.6m sale is one of the largest industrial sales in Hawke's Bay for many years.
'Gross negligence': $30,000 fine for not paying Hawke's Bay vineyard workers
Te Mata Estate warned after Hawke's Bay contracting company fined for not paying workers.
Air NZ cuts domestic flight frequency - warning over fares
After years of rapid growth Air NZ will cut its domestic capacity and fares could rise.
Forestry threat to farmers, says Wairoa mayor
Mayor of Wairoa says jobs will be lost as farmers struggle to ignore temptation to forest.
The 'decay' of Ocean Boulevard mall
White walls, weird lighting, a cacophony of 'For Lease' signs vying for your attention.
How does she get a start? No interviews, no emails, just rejection for teen job hunter
"She's bubbly, and a bloody hard worker and any cafe would be lucky to have her."
Mushroom farm stench sparks 300 complaints
HBRC has received 313 odour complaints since the beginning of last year.
First look at European-style 'village' development
Developers hope to be ready to start building by July 2020.
Hawke's Bay housing crisis: Renter's dream of a house bus punctured by Kiwisaver provider
"Because it is technically a vehicle they wouldn't allow me to access my KiwiSaver."
Hawke's Bay Provincial Growth Fund job ripe for the picking
Careers co-ordinator to organise employers and workers for Hawke's Bay horticulture.
Young Hawke's Bay robotics team score at big Lego event
The team's success delights their inspiration, Rocket Lab co-founder Peter Beck.
Napier railway yard shopping centre mystery: Rebel Sport, Briscoes, but what's the third store?
Safe to say it's not a swimming pool.
Worst phone call: Kiwibank drops racially abusive customer
It was the most horrific conversation the call centre worker had experienced.
Hawke's Bay woman on a mission to help teens with financial success
Hannah McQueen says the financial tools young people have are no longer fit for purpose.