Think Water Gisborne staff are proud to be helping local farmers, fruit producers, and foresters grow their products and businesses, says company owner Matt Kemp. “Those industries are the backbone of this region. If farmers and foresters are making money, then we’re all benefiting through more work and jobs, and the local economy is good.”… Read more »

Earthmoving contractor Kevin Jones says he prefers working with companies that share his vision of respect for the environment and the earliest inhabitants of te Tairāwhiti. “What I see now are leaders taking on board everyone’s point of view before they move forward. That’s important to me personally and to me as a business.” Jones,… Read more »

When Boss Blackbee’s Ruatoria-based civil contracting company won a Gisborne District Council roading maintenance contract this year, he was euphoric. “In all my years in roading, I’ve never known a tier 3 company to hold a contract like that on the Coast.” In Tairawhiti, it’s more likely for tier 3 companies to work as sub-contractors… Read more »