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Gladstone Road surface reused at marae: 30 Sep 2019; The project to pave parking areas of Te Poho-o-Rāwiri and Te Kurī a Tuatai Marae with the road surface (millings) taken from the central business district upgrade has been completed. Read more >>

Provincial Growth Fund - Unlocking our economic potential: 30 Sep 2019; When announced in September last year that Tairāwhiti would receive $137 million from the Provincial Growth Fund to unlock Tairāwhiti’s economic potential (adding to the $232 million investment also announced from the National Land Transport Fund – one of the largest investments from this Fund the region has ever received), Gisborne District Council’s strategy was clear: make hay while the sun shines and upgrade the Tairāwhiti road network in time for the brunt of winter to ensure that it remained open and operational. Read more >>

Roading: Building a home-grown workforce: 30 Sep 2019; With more investment into our road network that ever before, local contractors are being supported by Government agencies to identify skill shortages in the market. Read more >>

Roading: East Coast contractors leading change: 30 Sep 2019; Above: Blackbee PGF culvert renewal team: Neihana Brown-Ratahi, John Brown, Shannon Tangaroa, David McClutchie. Read more >>

Right time, right place for Tania: 27 Sep 2019; It was a case of right place, right time for Tania Coleman one year ago when she found out that Gisborne traffic management company ProTraffic was looking for new people. Read more >>