Hamish Moore has delivered his first commercial build, an experience he'll never forget.

Gisborne-based Civil Project Solutions (CPS) is celebrating its 10-year anniversary this month. Since 2013, CPS has delivered over $1B of public and private works through civil project management and engineering services across Tairāwhiti and now Aotearoa.

Three years from conception, Gisborne's new business park is now fully sold out and has a major national company waiting to set up shop there.

With construction activity in the Gisborne region full speed ahead — to the extent that non-residential consents doubled in value to $53 million over the past 12 months — Sophie Rishworth talks to some leaders in the sector to build a picture of what’s happening . . .

Gisborne's commercial construction sector is running at double the normal rate as new data shows the regional economy is the only one in New Zealand still growing in the wake of Covid 19.

Businesses at Gisborne’s newest commercial development are just weeks from opening their doors, developers say.

Gisborne businesses are managing contact-tracing guidelines well, the Gisborne Chamber of Commerce says.

Employees in Tairawhiti's small-to-medium-sized business network have taken pay cuts to weather the economic storm and help avoid job losses.

Forestry families continue to be hit hard by the financial impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) but East Coast Community Foodbank, supported by Gisborne businesses and the public, is offering full support.