Napier City Council | to Napier’s annual Art Deco Weekend when locals and visitors alike turn back the clock and don 1930s attire. “There’s unbelievable buzz during the weekend,” James says. “It’s an event that literally needs to be seen to be believed.” The Napier City Council, in conjunction with their partners in Hastings, Wairoa, Central Hawke’s Bay, and the Regional Council, has recently began collaborating on developing a Regional Economic Development Strategy and a Business Attraction Strategy. James is excited that the Hawke’s Bay councils are now addressing economic development as a regional initiative rather than competing against one another to draw businesses to their respective locations. “Anybody or any business that comes to Napier will also consider locating in Hastings, and vice versa,” James explains. “So when businesses look at the area, it behooves us to look at ourselves as a region because a win for Hastings is a win for us; anywhere in the region is a win for everybody. Each business will make its own individual site selection based on their unique requirements. So we’ve been promoting economic development as a regional proposition rather than TEAMING UP
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