Hon STUART NASH: The Provincial Growth Fund has invested over $700 million in the Manawatū-Whanganui region, with 121 projects funded. A great example of the projects funded is the $2 million grant to extend Fitzherbert Avenue, which starts in the member's electorate, by 600 metres. As well as providing employment and constructing the road, it opens up access to land for housing development and diverts heavy vehicles off suburban streets.