Taumarunui has a population of around 2500. The rohe that Central King Country serves has a population of about 5000. Last year the REAP put 98 people through their Safe2Go programme, and in partnership with the Mayors Task Force for Jobs, 66 people into work.
The Safe2Go programme, which was kick started in 2016 with funding from the MSD Social Sector Trials, is the REAP’s solution to two serious community problems: the number of recidivist driver licence offenders in the district and the barriers to employment faced by people without a valid driver licence.