Tairāwhiti is the first place in the world to see the sun and is well known for its successful horticulture, forestry, tourism, and agriculture industries.
It also has big plans for the future.
Tairāwhiti has been identified as a priority for investment and support, particularly for local industry and improving infrastructure resilience.
The Tairāwhiti Economic Action Plan / Te Huarahi Hei Whai Oranga, lays out the region's plans for economic growth, with 11 local iwi contributing to the Tairāwhiti Maori Economic Report which identifies ways to support and enhance the region’s Māori economy.
Tairāwhiti Economic Action Plan (TEAP) Refresh December 2019 — Trust Tairāwhiti
Tairāwhiti Māori Economic Development Report — Te Puni Kōkiri
For full details on projects funded in the region:
Tairāwhiti stories
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Tairāwhiti-East Coast benefits from local manufactures partnership with US giant
A family-owned Gisborne composites firm has struck a strategic alliance with US Fortune 500 Company, Owens Corning, in a move which is providing increasing numbers of high-paying jobs for the Tairāwhiti-East Coast region.
10 June, 2021
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More funding to grow our regions – and a new identity for the Provincial Development Unit
A new fund has been created to boost the drive to grow regional economies.
27 May, 2021
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Addressing wool industry skill shortages
Today is the first ‘in-shed’ day for 60 shearers and wool handlers enrolled in an ambitious pilot programme, which aims to plug skill gaps by growing and upskilling New Zealand’s wool industry workforce.
10 May, 2021
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More than $4.3m to boost rangatahi success
Seven community programmes are receiving more than $4.3 million funding boost from the government’s He Poutama Rangatahi initiative.
2 February, 2021
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Provincial Growth Fund almost allocated
The Government's $3 billion Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has almost been fully allocated.
1 December, 2020
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The digital marae – helping connect iwi around the country
The Provincial Development Unit is investing up to $1.8 million to help train iwi to get the most out of the programme to digitally connect marae.
20 November, 2020
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Fighting meth harm in the regions
In the past year the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) has announced $19.72 million of investment across 18 regional programmes to reduce the harm of methamphetamine use in regional communities.
3 November, 2020
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Water projects get millions in PGF funding
Water projects around the country are benefitting from more than $20m in Government funding.
27 October, 2020
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Growing skills and capability with the Provincial Growth Fund
The Bay of Plenty, Waikato, Hawke’s Bay and Tairāwhiti will receive more than $7 million from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to grow skills and capability in sectors such as health, horticulture, construction and engineering.
20 October, 2020
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Māori development projects to receive Provincial Growth Fund funding
Seven Māori development projects based in both the Bay of Plenty and Tairāwhiti are set to receive nearly $5 million Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) support to help grow their manuka plantation, blueberry and kiwifruit orchards.
16 October, 2020
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3100 jobs created through marae upgrades
Over 350 marae throughout the country will be upgraded with a $95.6 million investment from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) to create jobs and put money into the pockets of local tradespeople and businesses.
12 October, 2020
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New Gisborne airport terminal opens thanks to $5.5m grant
Gisborne’s new airport terminal has opened to travellers with a pre-dawn karakia and ceremony marking the welcoming gateway to the Tairāwhiti region becoming operational.
8 October, 2020
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Fund bridges digital divide for Māori and regions
The drive to improve digital access for Māori and regions throughout the country is continuing to receive Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) backing, with another three projects being approved.
7 October, 2020
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Māori development gets over $18 million boost
Māori development projects across the country will receive a total of $18.8 million from the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) that will create infrastructure and permanent jobs.
6 October, 2020
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Pasifika churches get $10m government funding
Pasifika churches around the country are receiving nearly ten million dollars in government help for renovations and improvements which will create jobs in the communities they serve.
2 October, 2020
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$60m for nationwide job creation
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is providing $60 million to councils and KiwiRail to create employment for local workers.
19 June, 2020
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Provincial Growth Fund reset helps regional economies
At least $600 million of Provincial Growth Fund money will be used to support regional economies as they recover from COVID-19.
3 June, 2020
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PGF grows Māori economy
Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) support for the Māori economy is expected to have far-reaching effects, a report from the New Zealand Institute of Economic Research (NZIER) has found.
28 April, 2020
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More support for wood processing
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) is ramping up support for the wood processing sector in Tairāwhiti to bolster the region’s economy at a time of heightened uncertainty.
27 March, 2020
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PGF funding being repurposed to help protect jobs and businesses
The Provincial Development Unit is working across government, business, and industry to protect jobs and businesses as the global economic downturn due to the COVID-19 outbreak continues to impact on our regions.
27 March, 2020
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Ōpōtiki celebrates regional economic investment
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) celebrated growth in the Bay of Plenty with funding for digital connectivity and progress in a significant aquaculture project.
26 March, 2020
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Whenua Māori funding benefitting communities
Māori landowners and their whānau from all over New Zealand will benefit from an allocation of about $30 million of Provincial Growth Fund funding across 30 applications across the country.
11 February, 2020
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Future Farmers get better training thanks to the PGF
A grant of $750,792 from the Te Ara Mahi (TAM) allocation of the Provincial Growth Fund will enable a new farming training scheme to run pilots in Gisborne, Wairoa and the Wairarapa.
30 January, 2020
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PGF investment in Pacific employment programme reaps rewards
The Provincial Growth Fund (PGF) investment of $8.85 million (announced in February last year) to allow the Tupu Aotearoa programme (formerly the Pacific Employment Support Service) to be expanded to the regions is reaping rewards.
15 January, 2020
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TAM-funded Tupu Aotearoa programme encourages growth mindset
Having successfully completed the Tupu Aotearoa programme run by Alignz Recruitment, Fuaifale Tyrell sees things from a very different perspective.
4 December, 2019
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Funding boosts new inventions for Predator Free 2050
Innovation and technology are behind five new tools which will soon be used save native wildlife by removing predators, developed through support from Predator Free 2050 Limited.
21 November, 2019
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PGF funding combines with locals to give Tairāwhiti people a better future
Thanks to the Provincial Growth Fund (PGF), and some hard working people and businesses on the ground, over 600 Tairāwhiti people now have a chance for a brighter future.
30 October, 2019
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Funding for local business will help unlock regional potential
Local businesses understand their regions and how to do business there, says the Chief Executive of Tairāwhiti-based business LeaderBrand.
14 October, 2019
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Fixing more than just Tairāwhiti’s roads
Just on a year ago Regional Development Minister Shane Jones announced $137m from the Provincial Growth Fund for Tairāwhiti (Gisborne) roads.
30 September, 2019
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Practical safety initiative focused on transformational change
Steve Beach and Henry Koia spent five years “chipping away” at the forestry industry to gain support for an on-the-job forestry training model.
5 August, 2019
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Big week for PGF announcements
A number of announcements were made last week by the Provincial Growth Fund. Initiatives in the Bay of Plenty, Tairāwhiti, and Northland received funding.
16 July, 2019
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Supporting innovative predator control in the regions
Predator Free 2050 Limited will help deliver the New Zealand Government’s ambitious goal of eradicating possums, stoats and rats by 2050 to prevent further loss of our unique taonga species.
24 May, 2019
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Improving digital connectivity in the regions
Regional Economic Development Minister Shane Jones has announced that the Provincial Growth Fund will invest $40 million to improve digital connectivity in the regions.
29 November, 2018
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$150m Provincial Growth Fund investment package in Tairāwhiti
The Prime Minister and Regional Economic Development Minister were in Tairāwhiti on Friday 7 September to announce an investment package of $152.7 million from the Provincial Growth Fund.
7 September, 2018
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Published: 30 October, 2020 · Updated: 26 May, 2021