QRS civil contracting work in Hawke's Bay
Council Owned Wairoa

Civil Contracting for Hawke's Bay

Roading, construction, infrastructure, and Ecoreef solutions. Council-owned, community-driven, award-winning.

Our Services

Roading, construction, and infrastructure

Civil construction works
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Civil Construction

Road realignment, bridge works, retaining walls, culvert installation, concrete works, pipeworks, and subdivision development.

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Road maintenance crew
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Road Maintenance

560km of unsealed roads maintained for Wairoa District Council. Grading, metaling, slip clearing, emergency response.

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Traffic management setup
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Traffic Management

Qualified STMS, TC, TMO staff. Temporary traffic management installation, daily checks, safety audits.

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About QRS

Wairoa's Civil Contracting Company

QRS is a multi award-winning civil contracting company based in Wairoa, Hawke's Bay. Owned by Wairoa District Council, we take on small and large civil construction projects, maintain 560km of unsealed roads, and manufacture Ecoreef coastal protection solutions.

We have preferred supplier ISO accreditations and regional pre-qualifications. Our partnerships with Lattey Group, Currie Construction, and H Blackbee Contractors give our customers access to specialised expertise across the region.

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QRS staff at work
130+
Staff
560km
Roads Maintained
70%
Maori Staff
2025
Award Winners
Why choose us

Why QRS?

Council Owned

Owned by Wairoa District Council. Our profits go back into the community, not offshore shareholders.

ISO Accredited

Preferred supplier ISO accreditations and regional pre-qualifications across all our divisions.

Award Winning

2025 CCNZ Construction Excellence and Training Company of the Year. 2024 Outstanding Social Impact Award.

130+ Strong Team

Seventy percent of our staff identify as Maori. Nearly fifty percent are under 30. Everyone is in a training plan.

Cyclone Recovery

Te Reinga Bridge, Morere Culvert, and dozens of road repairs. We kept communities connected after Cyclone Gabrielle.

Local Materials

Concrete batched in Wairoa. Ecoreef manufactured locally. Aggregate from our own quarries.

Our Work

From bridge lifts to coastal protection

We deliver civil construction projects that keep communities connected and coastlines protected.

Te Reinga Bridge being lifted into place

Te Reinga Bridge

Removal and reconstruction after Cyclone Gabrielle

Ecoreef blocks installed on coastline

Ecoreef Installation

First eco-friendly coastal erosion solution on Mahia East Coast Road

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Common questions

FAQs

We're based in Wairoa, Hawke's Bay, and work across the wider region including Gisborne and northern Hawke's Bay. We also support national infrastructure projects.

Yes. Our Wairoa batch plant is Concrete NZ Readymix Sector Group certified and compliant with NZS 3104:2003. Residential and commercial orders by the cubic metre. Phone (06) 838 6161.

Ecoreef is an eco-friendly concrete block solution for coastal erosion. We manufacture and install it locally. It was first used on Mahia East Coast Road in 2024.

Yes. We hold all preferred supplier ISO accreditations and the relevant regional pre-qualifications for civil construction and roading.

Yes. Our maintenance division handles emergency response for slip clearing, road repairs, and infrastructure damage across our contract areas.

Our values

"Ehara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini."

My strength is not mine alone, it is the strength of many.

Equality · Pride · Respect

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From roading to bridge works to coastal protection, we have the team and the gear to get it done.

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