Chair­man of the Tu­na­puna/Pi­ar­co Re­gion­al Cor­po­ra­tion Josi­ah Austin says there is a short­age of hot mix as­phalt, which is usu­al­ly sup­plied by the Min­istry of Works and In­fra­struc­ture, for them to re­pair road­ways.

“Around this time, it’s a bit slow to get be­cause of re­sources, be­cause of fi­nances, and oth­er­wise,” he ex­plained.

That is why Austin wel­comed a road re­pair project mak­ing use of Nibs, a by-prod­uct of ce­ment man­u­fac­tur­ing that was once con­sid­ered waste, to pave the road.