Kaikoura rebuild reaches finish line
Work to restore and improve Kaikoura’s roads and rail after the 2016 earthquake reached an end before Christmas. At a ceremony to mark the departure...
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Aiming for a coherent approach to road management
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, chief executive, Heavy Haulage Association. The next 12 months will be interesting and challenging, but in the oversize transport sector we...
Waitangi Day 2021 employment obligations
This year, Waitangi Day falls on Saturday 6 February, which means the holiday is moved to the following Monday – 8 February. If an employee...
Classic Machines- The Clark-Michigan 180 Wheel Dozer
In some countries, particularly New Zealand, wheel dozers are an under-appreciated item of machinery. The wheeled bulldozer is actually an extremely versatile piece of equipment...
When the going gets tough – looking back at 2020
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, CCNZ. The 2020 year was strange by any measure. Who could have predicted the global pandemic – a topic I...
Perspectives 2020 – a legal report
Perspectives 2020 – a legal report By Stuart Robertson, partner, and James France, solicitor, in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Construction and Major Projects team. The 2020...
A greater focus on domestic talent
By Rob Sellars, managing consultant, Eighty 4 Recruiting. Usually when I do a review of the previous year it can be challenging to remember the...
End looms for Kiwi bitumen
Refining NZ says it will stop bitumen production at its Marsden Point refinery from the end of January leaving the industry reliant on imports. The...
The weight of H&S responsibility falls on you
The Crane Association of New Zealand’s past president Scott McLeod discusses health and safety obligations. It’s a mouthful – Health and Safety at Work (General...
Civil construction’s big challenge for 2021
Peter Silcock, chief executive, Civil Contractors NZ. For many months now, the CCNZ has been asking central and local government to get on with things...