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When you think about what might happen if you have serious illness, major injury or died, the tendency is to look at yourself and family first, and rightly so. The reality is that a major illness, disability or premature death rarely affects just one person. The financial and emotional consequences
Whether you are operating a business in viticulture, manufacturing, construction, or even professional services, liability rarely ends at the job site perimeter. Under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA), a Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) holds a primary duty of care to ensure the safety
Growth often comes with change, but for this Hawke’s Bay insurance broker, one principle has remained constant: treat every client as equally important. From personal and rural policies, to large commercial portfolios, the business has built its reputation on providing the same care, expertise and commitment to every client who
Written by EIT chief executive Lucy Laitinen Before this year, I hadn’t fully appreciated how important our education partnerships with China are, not just for EIT, but for Hawke’s Bay and New Zealand. Two visits over the past two months have changed that. In June, I travelled to Shaoxing and
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
EOI seeks delivery and co-investment partners for proposed 12–17MW project Hawke’s Bay Airport Limited’s proposed solar farm has reached an important milestone, with an Expression of Interest (EOI) process now open for delivery and co-investment partners. Hawke’s Bay Airport CEO Nick Flack says the project would establish an important infrastructure
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
