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Avos affordable, veges more expensive

The latest food index reveals fruit has become cheaper and vegetables more expensive.

New forestry standard 'positive step'

The new forestry standard will be introduced in May next year.

Provincial rugby finances in good condition

The Mitre 10 Cup teams posted their best combined surplus in a decade.

House sales collapse: Calls for lending squeeze to end

House sales volumes have collapsed by a quarter in the past year.

Young viticulturist chases win in Marlborough

Ben Richards hopes to be crowned the Bayer Young Viticulturist of the Year this month.

Kiwi real estate agent's $74m sale

She grew up on a Dannevirke dairy farm and now brokers luxury real estate deals.

'If it seems too cheap, it probably is'

Meth decontaminator has words of wisdom. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Plan for farmers raises doubts on survival

Tararua District mayor concerned our district won't survive under current One Plan rules.

Bay tourism awards finalists emerge

The 2017 Hawke's Bay Tourism Industry Awards finalists were named yesterday.

The democratisation of data

Non-profit website telling NZ stories through free-to-access spreadsheets.

Napier store top for second time

Mitre 10 Mega Napier has been crowned the Mitre 10 Mega Store of the Year.

Rocket Lab: Where the test launch went wrong

A communication glitch during Rocket Lab's first launch meant the vehicle had to be killed

Apples still on track for bumper season

The apple season will be a bumper despite T&G's downturn in profit.

Suspicious activity raises stock theft concerns

Rural Hawke's Bay residents reminded to keep an eye out for suspicious activity

Phishing rife so don't get sucked in

This week a lot of people seem to have been struck with bouts of phishing emails again.

No Bay housing bubble say agents

Agents say Hawke's Bay's market has not stalled like Auckland's.

Dannevirke houses among cheapest in NZ

Buyers are attracted to Dannevirke because of its affordability and location.

Whitewater adventurer created career out of it

Cam McLeay's white-knuckle African career.