It has been three months since voters gave the nod to the candidates they believed should represent the Bay in Parliament.
The four MPs, Meka Whaitiri, Craig Foss, Stuart Nash and Alastair Scott told Hawke's Bay Today they're pleased with their progress so far.
Napier Labour MP Mr Nash said his first three months were spent meeting and re-connecting with the key economic players in the Art Deco city and Hawke's Bay.
His strategy for the no to amalgamation campaign has taken shape, while he said Napier and Hawke's Bay were on the cusp of some "great opportunities". While most of the concepts for economic growth were still on the paper he projected a "massive" next 10 years for Napier.
"Out of economic development and jobs you solve a lot of the social issues - I want to continue to create a mood to encourage change," he said.
He also believed his several speeches to the House of Representatives regarding his portfolios of energy, forestry, land information and statistics had given Napier and Hawke's Bay a strong voice in Parliament.
Tukituki National MP Mr Foss said his first three months have been "marvellous" and it was great to see some "movement and growth" in the Bay.
He said this season was proving to be successful for Hawke's Bay's exporting business', while some of the highlights of his first three months have been mayoral agreements on social and economic targets.
Meeting with National Party deputy leader Bill English and discussing the need for better government data for deprived families was a big step on "focusing on the causes" needed to help Bay families in need, he said.
For the coming year, he hoped to "enjoy another record-breaking [Ranfurly] Shield year" and would continue to drive a positive approach to economic and job growth and ensure local leaders are "in agreement" on local plans and policies.
Ikaroa-Rwhiti Labour MP Ms Whaitiri said it was now time to "start laying the tracks" to repay the people who turned out and came back to Labour in the Maori electorates, after the party won six of the seven seats during the election.
She said she was happy to retain some of her titles, including spokeswoman for water, associate spokeswoman for regional development, and associate spokeswoman for primary industries while obtaining the associate spokeswoman role for finance.
In 2015, she promised to "go into bat" for the regions which make up Ikaroa-Rwhiti, stretching from Gisborne to the Hutt Valley.
"I'm worried that everything seems to be driven out of Auckland - but a lot of the pollution in water problems are coming from the regions. I want to be the voice of those smaller communities."
She would continue to "hold the Government accountable" while looking to develop some "huge opportunities for our regions", she added.
"There is a lot of spin with no substance coming out of this Government. We need to make sure that the general public knows all the information and not just some of it."
Ms Whaitiri was disappointed to not receive a front bench position for the Labour Party but was looking to pick "some meaty subjects" in her portfolios to push her claim for a front bench role heading into the 2017 general election.
Wairarapa National MP Mr Scott felt the first three months in Parliament had flown by, but was encouraged with what he has achieved and excited to further grow his electorate's opportunities next year.
He said a further five offices had been opened throughout the region, helping to provide the "social service" for his supporters while he hoped economic growth in Wairarapa would take off next year.
He said the Ruataniwha dam in Central Hawke's Bay was priority "number one, two and three" for the Waipukurau and Waipawa community and expected the influx of commuters from neighbouring Wellington to continue the growth of southern Wairarapa.