BUSINESS
Splash Planet to undergo $2.4 million upgrade
Splash Planet will receive $2.4 million to undergo significant upgrades and equipment replacements ahead of opening for summer in mid-November this year. The p...
Five dollar prescription medicine fee scrapped in Budget 2023
The $5 co-payment for prescription medicines will be removed from July this year, as part of Budget 2023. Minister of Health Dr Ayesha Verrall says it...
Watch Live: Finance Minister Grant Robertson delivers Budget 2023
Budget 2023 will be announced by Finance Minister Grant Robertson at 2pm this afternoon. The 2023 Wellbeing Budget is titled Support for today, Buildin...
Ocean Spa opening delayed by one week
The reopening of Ocean Spa has been delayed by one week due to "unforeseen complications with pool heating equipment". On February 1, Napier City Council took...
Safety improvements for SH51 at Awatoto to get underway this month
Work to improve the safety along SH51 will now begin with the installation of flexible side and median barriers between Awatoto and Waitangi Roads from Monday 1...
Gannet Beach Adventures permanently closes after 'four very difficult and frustrating years'
The owners of Gannet Beach Adventures, which provided tractor-trailer tours to Cape Kidnappers for the last 70 years, have decided to permanently close their bu...
Council facilities transform into classrooms for EIT | Te Pūkenga
The Hastings District Council has made available council facilities, including space at Splash Planet and Toitoi, for EIT | Te Pūkenga in the wake of Cyclone Ga...
Zeelandt gets ‘Back on the Horse’ after cyclone wiped out brewery
An Eskdale craft beermaker who lost everything in Cyclone Gabrielle has gotten "back on the horse" to raise money for the community. Zeelandt Brewery Man...
Ocean Spa to re-open next month after essential upgrades
Ocean Spa will re-open to the public on May 15, after some essential upgrades were undertaken after Napier City Council took over the facility in February. Oce...
Unison welcomes new Group Chief Executive Jaun Park to the helm
Jaun Park has been welcomed into his new role as Chief Executive of the Unison Group today. Park has been with the Hawke’s Bay-based lines company...
Govt approves extra $25 million extension for cyclone-affected businesses
The Government is providing an additional $25 million to help more businesses in the clean-up from the damage caused by Cyclone Gabrielle affected regions and g...
East Coast transport recovery plan makes progress
The Government has reached agreement with industry and local communities on a collaborative transport delivery model for the East Coast recovery. Transport Min...
Fashion on Parade to showcase the best of Napier CBD
Napier City CBD’s Lower Emerson Street will transform into a fashion runway later this month for the annual Autumn/Winter Fashion on Parade. The pa...
Ongoing demand for recovery fund 'well-exceeded' Government funding available for Hawke’s Bay, says Chamber
Ongoing demand for the Cyclone & Flood Recovery Fund grants has well-exceeded Government funding available for Hawke’s Bay, the Hawke's Bay Chamber of...
Chair and directors of Hawke’s Bay’s Regional Recovery Agency's Oversight Board named
Blair O’Keeffe, who currently chairs Napier Port and the Hawke’s Bay Rescue Helicopter Trust, has been appointed as Independent Chair of Oversight B...
Takitimu Seafoods to close, 33 jobs to go
Takitimu Seafoods Limited today will close its retail store, online store and wholesale business in Ahuriri, affecting 33 staff, the company announced today.&nb...
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council appoints new Chief Executive
Hawke's Bay Regional Council has appointed Dr Nic Peet as its new Chief Executive. The appointment comes after former CE James Palmer resigned after five years...
Hastings District Council takes over Tōmoana Showgrounds, plans to preserve it for community
Hastings District Council will take over ownership of 40ha of Tōmoana Showgrounds on April 1, 2023, as the site continues to be used as a distribution hub for t...
Napier Port adds new Trans-Tasman weekly service
A new weekly service calling into Napier Port will start next month. The ANZ Shuttle service, operated by CMA CGM Group, is a trans-Tasman service originating...
Video: Silky Oak Chocolates bounces back from cyclone with pop-up shop for Easter
Silky Oak Chocolates has bounced back six weeks after suffering damage in Cyclone Gabrielle, with a pop-up shop just in time for Easter.
