A man who has helped improve the sustainability of the Gisborne and New Zealand wine industries has been made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in.
The resilience project is building on top of the great work of The Waipaoa Flood Control Scheme, which is 64km of stopbanks along the Waipaoa River, together with other river control structures and protection works.
Big construction works are going on at a great pace as stopbanks around the region get built up post Cyclone Gabrielle. Regional Rivers Manager Joss Ruifrok said the Eastern (city) side of the Waipaoa Stopbank Flood Control Upgrade has been completed. .