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Injured builder awarded close to $45,000 after 'disgraceful' treatment

Company falsely told the injured builder he was being investigated by ACC then fired him.

Landscaping business forced to move finds a path forward

'Tripled in size': an unexpected move proved positive for this business.

'Complete train wreck': Fruitgrower's $600,000 MIQ bill

'Our total labour bill for the year is more than $20 million,' a disgruntled grower says.

Auction looms for iconic Napier CBD site

The two-storey building of shops and apartments goes under the hammer on May 28.

Reflecting on massive milestone

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Cut cable leaves customers without internet; services now restored

Parts of Napier, Gisborne and Wairarapa remain without Spark broadband services.

Hawke's Bay Airport announces plan to be carbon neutral by 2030

"We want to be New Zealand's most sustainable airport."

Architect designs an infill home for the future, in his own backyard

John McNamara decided to build a model for the city's future in his own backyard.

Online shopping in Hawke's Bay up 30 per cent in a year, NZ Post hires more staff

Covid forced the older generation to embrace online shopping. They're not stopping now.

Travel bubble: Orchardists plead for Pacific Island deal

Fruit growers say the picking shortage has reached crisis point.

H for Hastings? Plan to make Hawke's Bay city the centre of NZ's new energy economy

A hydrogen energy hub could be set up in Hastings, creating high value, green jobs.

Business school 'popping up' in Hastings

The PopUp Business School in Hastings this May is free - all you need to invest is time.

Think about the planet while investing

No single investment solution will ever tick every box

Virtual reality forklift cadetship lands 37 graduates jobs

Breakthrough Hawke's Bay programme sees 95 per cent of graduates find long-term employment

'Money talks': Economist's advice to McDonald's as staff shortage causes chaos

McDonald's blamed the mess in its Napier store on workers leaving jobs to pick fruit.

New laundry strips eliminate detergent bottles and throw-away plastic scoops

Dissolvable strips eliminate need for environmentally-damaging bottles and powders.

Retirees take over Hawke's Bay grape picking as labour shortage hits

"The biggest reason it works is the quality of the job they do."

'We take them for who they are': The business that doesn't do background checks

"My measure of success is watching a man have nothing, and then have everything he can."