Lest we forget
Image: “Selection” of Hungarian Jews on the ramp at Auschwitz II-Birkenau, May/June 1944. Back on 26 January David Seymour spoke at an event hosted by...
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A message from the new NZTA chief
Brett Gliddon, Chief Executive, NZ Transport Agency Last month, I officially started as the new Chief Executive of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) after...
Welcome to 2025
Alan Pollard, CEO, Civil Contractors Association. By now, most people will have returned to work and will be planning for the year ahead. I hope...
Challenging but equally inspiring
Vanessa Browne, Interim Group General Manager Transport Services, NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi, looks back on 2024 and forward to the rest of this year....
Nothing happens without aggregate
Let’s keep the momentum going says Wayne Scott, CEO of the Aggregate and Quarrying Association (AQA). I’ve commented more than once that ministerial policy announcements are...
Here we go again
Image: The Construction Manager leading the way on site. Taken by Shona from Pipeline & Civil. Jeremy Sole, from the Business Performance Team, reviews the...
Creating infrastructure that better serves communities
Photo: The new Pokapu Road bridge in Northland. Potholed roads, leaking pipes, and an electrical grid under strain. New Zealand’s aging infrastructure has been a...
The truth behind construction costs
Alan Pollard, CCNZ Chief Executive. I recently visited Italy as part of a European holiday. If you have visited Italy you will be well aware...
1950s – the pursuit of industry representation
Caption: Back row from left: Trevor Culley (fifth president); Vic Draper (second president); John Feast (seventh president); Harold Parsons (fourth president); Noel Margan (third president);...
Dumb tunnels and dumb laws
Wayne Brown, engineer and mayor of Auckland. As mayor of Auckland I am fighting a constant battle with Wellington bureaucrats to enable Aucklanders to actually...