A government investment of $19.2m to help Hawke's Bay Regional Council mitigate climate change is set to create 63 new jobs in the region.
The funding forms part of the $3 billion allocated to infrastructure projects from the government's Covid-19 Response and Recovery Fund and will help four projects related to flood protection.
The Heretaunga Plains Flood Control Scheme, Wairoa River Scheme and two areas of the Upper Tukituki Flood Control Scheme - erosion control near SH50 bridge and gravel extraction - will receive funding.
HBRC group manager asset management Chris Dolley said staff will be planning each project in detail over the coming weeks.
"We only just found out about the extra funding this week, and are now working out the timing of logistics around each of the projects," he said.