BUSINESS
Hastings to Napier rail line reopens after Cyclone devastation
The railway line between Hastings and Napier is officially opened after Cyclone Gabrielle. The section of line between Hastings and Napier, particularly around...
Napier City Council to review Easter Sunday Trading Policy
The policy granting Napier retailers permission to trade on Easter Sunday is now up for review, with community consultation opening today. Napier City Council...
Disaster Relief Fund pays out final grants
The Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Trust (DRT) decision panel had its final meeting this week following the closure of Phase Two applications in early July &...
Hawke’s Bay power consumers to receive $240 dividend payment from Trust
Power consumers in Hawke’s Bay will receive an annual dividend payment of $240 from the Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers’ Trust (HBPCT) for the 202...
Hawke’s Bay becomes first region to introduce EV truck to shipping container depot
A new EV truck will be used to move containers to and from Napier Port. New Zealand’s leading independent container storage and servicing business...
Local company Bostock New Zealand looking for investors
Local growing company Bostock New Zealand is looking to sell down shares in a bid to access capital for new opportunities. The company, a mainstay of the Hawke...
Video: Removing GST from fruit and vegetables will make life difficult for small businesses, says local financial advisor
Removing GST from fruit and vegetables will make life difficult for small businesses, says Nick Stewart, CEO of Stewart Group. Recently, the National Party sai...
Cyclone Gabrielle fundraiser raises $27k
The Stewart Group Gala Night held last Saturday night and supported by Rotary, has raised $27,500 for the Hawke’s Bay Disaster Relief Fund. The evening w...
Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers’ Trust receives $15.8 dividend from Unison Networks Ltd
At the annual public meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Power Consumers’ Trust (HBPCT) held on Wednesday 26 July, Trust Chair, Diana Kirton, announced the T...
Greenfields hospital site could accommodate Cranford Hospice
Those behind a proposed site for a new regional hospital in Hawke's Bay say there is enough space to accommodate Cranford Hospice. On Friday, Cranford Ho...
Entries open for Hawke's Bay Business Awards 2023
Entries are open for this year’s Hawke’s Bay Business Awards. CEO, Karla Lee, announced the principal sponsor, Datacom at a launch event this week...
'Absolutely devastating': Fire investigators yet to determine cause of blaze at Off The Track restaurant
Fire investigators are still working to determine the cause of a fire that ravaged a popular Havelock North restaurant during the early hours of this morning.&n...
New water safety programme to combat region’s poor drowning record
A local insurance brokering business is backing a new water safety programme to be delivered to 1000 Hawke’s Bay primary school students. Hurford P...
Video: Vinci's Pizza & Boyd-Dunlop Gallery raise money for Nourished for Nil with art pizza box auction.
What started as a way to come up with new imagery for pizza boxes quickly changed when Vincent Michaelsen (Vinci's Pizza) and Richard Boyd-Dunlop (Boyd-...
Video: Hastings to mark 150th anniversary with weekend of events and hospitality.
Hastings is set to commemorate is 150th Anniversary this Saturday July 8th 2023. The date marks the day in 1873 that Francis Hicks auctioned off 198 se...
Hawke’s Bay Airport focuses on providing connectivity for region
Cyclone Gabrielle has refocused Hawke’s Bay Airport’s priorities on connectivity and resilience, says the Airport’s CEO Rob Stratford. ...
Video: Sunair Aviation touches down in Hawke's Bay and connections to Wairoa & Gisborne take flight.
Hawke’s Bay Airport has welcomed the news that North Island airline Sunair Aviation, is launching a new weekday service connecting Napier and Wair...
Video: 24 wedding gown giveaway for cyclone affected brides.
RSVP Bridal Couture are giving away 24 wedding gowns, one for each year in business. The competition runs till the 24th June, so hopeful recipien...
Napier business breakfasts encourage innovation
Innovate Napier, a winter business breakfasts, will focus on topics relevant to multinationals through to sole traders. The series, jointly- organised by Napie...
Video: Napier City Business Inc. launches Valentines Day 2.0
February 14th wasn't much of a Valentines Day for Hawke's Bay this year. So Napier City Business Inc has decided to go round 2 with Valentines Day 2.0....
