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Greater access to quality healthcare, a driver for new role Increased community access to surgery, enabling Hawke’s Bay residents to enjoy a better quality of life, is a key driver for the newly appointed Surgical Director at Kaweka Health, Stephen Toynton. We hope to work with Hawke’s Bay District Health Board in a very positive atmosphere to achieve this, and to help them to address the well-recognised problems of health equity for our Māori and Pasifika whānau here in Hawke’s Bay.” Kaweka Health is set to open in May 2022, providing an additional 5000 elective operations a year to those already taking place in the region. Mr Toynton, an ear, nose & throat (ENT) specialist, said that a world-wide recruitment drive for clinical staff is underway, with two new ENT specialists, Christian Slough and Christopher Kennel, relocating from overseas to work both at the public service at Hawke’s Bay Hospital and at Kaweka Health. ” Mr Toynton said that to recruit the best specialists it is not enough to promote Hawke’s Bay as a highly desirable place to live, it is just as important to offer work in a modern medical facility with up to date equipment, enabling them to offer the highest standards of care.

Small businesses can now enjoy the trappings of a swish corporate office such as high end offices, super-fast internet connectivity, hi-tech meeting and board rooms, a relaxed lounge area and café,” he said. Mr Gill says the shared working space movement has been spreading globally, fueled by a need for adaptable workspaces and a desire for better quality, but shared resources. Mr Gill says i-space enjoys economies from scale and sharing and users will save between 30 and 40 percent in total occupancy costs, compared with leasing offices. Hastings based ICT company Glenn Cook Technologies have installed the best and most resilient networking and internet environment, which is included in the monthly rental plans which start at $330 for an i-desk or $2664 for an 6-8 person i-office.

Hawke’s Bay Airport chief executive Stuart Ainslie said the two primary functional parts of the terminal are now complete, the departure and arrival areas, and construction of the centralised hospitality and retail passenger area is underway with the terminal set for full completion in October 2020. We’ve completed the operational aspects of the terminal, where people check in for departure and collect bags on arrival, and we’ve now moved on to the exciting part of the project, which will reveal the heart of our new terminal,” Mr Ainslie said. Mr Ainslie said the sudden departure of Arrow forced the airport company to come up with a creative solution establishing its own construction company, Hawke’s Bay Airport Construction Limited, to project manage the build and appoint the sub-contractor businesses. Mr Ainslie says, as the new terminal reopens over three stages, airport staff will continue to focus on minimising congestion in the pick-up/drop-off area in front of the terminal “

Adams, will be hosted by the Paora Winitana & Paul Henare Basketball Academy and will run camps for 8-12 years olds and another for 13-17 year olds at the Pettigrew. Paora Winitana, a New Zealand Tall Black Olympian, played against Adams when he was a teenage sensation playing for the Wellington Saints. Winitana said the opportunity to host Steven is a huge boost for all of Hawke’s Bay, and it wouldn’t have happened without the support of our local long term sponsors the Jarrod Cunningham Youth Sport Trust and support by the Hastings District Council. Jarrod Cunningham Youth Sport Trust chair Damon Harvey said the chance for local 8-17 years olds to get up close to a star basketball player that they have only ever seen on TV, will be incredibly inspirational.