Hawke’s Bay has firmly cemented its place among the world’s great wine regions after successfully hosting the 26th Great Wine Capitals International Annual Conference from 18 to 22 October. The five-day conference brought 85 international guests from 17 countries to the region, including delegations from the network’s member capitals such
Unison Group has published a 2025/26 Sustainability Update, sharing progress made over the past year with a maturing framework now guiding sustainability across the Group, and building on the foundation established through Unison Group’s first sustainability report in 2025. A key development this year is the Unison Group Sustainability Strategy,
While many retailers continue their retreat from physical stores, New Zealand-made merino clothing manufacturer Norsewear has done the opposite. The award-winning company has opened its first dedicated retail store in decades, located at the old Waipukurau train station in Central Hawke’s Bay – the perfect stop-off on the road between
New World Havelock North’s Delicatessen has been named Delicatessen of the Year at the New World Retail Awards 2026, recognising the best Delicatessen in New World’s North Island co-operative. “This award belongs to every single person on our Deli team who works hard each day to serve this community,” said
Hawke’s Bay wine tourism industry took centre stage at The Old Church, as five local businesses were named winners of the 2027 Hawke’s Bay Great Wine Capitals Best Of Wine Tourism Awards, with Black Barn Vineyards claiming a hat-trick of wins, taking out three of the seven categories. The awards
Ten Napier Port Fleet Services team members have earned their Level 5 electric vehicle qualification through EIT, building the specialist skills needed to support the Port’s growing battery-electric fleet. The team has completed the New Zealand Certificate in Electric Vehicle Automotive Engineering (Level 5), which develops advanced technical skills in
I meet a lot of people who are new to Hawke’s Bay and enthusiastic about what they find. Fewer arrive with a decade in global technology and time on the ground in Silicon Valley to give that enthusiasm some weight. Tom Fox is Californian, and he brought that perspective with
Napier Port has posted another strong quarter, with underlying profit up nearly 39 percent as container volumes and pricing continue to do the heavy lifting for the regional exporter. The NZX-listed port operator’s unaudited results for the nine months to 30 June 2026 show revenue up 11.1 percent to $134
Hastings has lost, in my humble opinion, a giant totara. I have lost a close friend, 100s have lost a loyal work colleague, the region has lost a “can do” ambassador. I first met Nigel years before he became CE, when he spoke at an Apples for Peers conference in
Hawke’s Bay vegetable growers have today confirmed that while it is not workable for them to continue to explore purchasing the McCain vegetable processing facility in Hastings, they remain committed to securing a future for frozen vegetable production in the region. The growers’ interest in the McCain facility was on
