News that 24 jobs at the Tui Brewery at Mangatainoka are under threat as a result of likely changes at the brewery is sad for the Tararua, district mayor Roly Ellis says.

Matt Smith left one crate of beer at The Common Room bar in Hastings as a trial but delivered six before the week was up.

Furnware is Hawke's Bay Exporter of the Year 2015.

Dairy farming is set to grow in Central Hawke's Bay if the Ruataniwha dam goes ahead - despite tumbling dairy prices putting the sector under huge pressure in other parts of the country.

Havelock North entrepreneur Rod Drury has topped the Bay contingent of this year's National Business Review Rich List.

Hawke's Bay Regional Investment Company says it continues to have strong interest from corporate investors wanting to take a $100 million stake in the Ruataniwha dam.

A cheque is coming to electricity account holders in Napier and Hastings, with consumer-owned lines company Unison's profit up nearly 14 per cent on last year's.

Wine drinkers in China and the US will lap up what Hawke's Bay has to offer provided local vintners get their marketing right.

Many Bay residents now have access to improved internet services after broadband cabinets in the region were upgraded.