Happy birthday Contractor magazine
This year, Contractor magazine celebrates 50 years of being a voice for the civil construction sector. During this time, many magazine labels have come and...
Category : Comment
The Golden Years
It is a great honour to present this issue to mark Contractor magazine’s golden anniversary. I wonder if the founders imagined this magazine would endure...
Beneath the BLACK ART
Proving aggregate quality properly, before the surfacing goes on, protects the whole pavement and everyone’s margin in it, writes Arne Corrie-Johnston, Civil Contractors New Zealand...
Fixing the system
Image: Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard interviewing Transport, Infrastructure and RMA Reform Minister Chris Bishop. Chris Bishop says we need to move...
Reform must not put water infrastructure on pause
Water reform and local government reform matter, but they mustn’t become another reason to pause physical work, writes Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan...
Civil contractors demand certainty
David Howard has used his last conference speech as Civil Contractors New Zealand President to highlight the importance of certainty in infrastructure planning, no matter...
Celebrations all round
It was great to attend the Civil Contractors Conference in Wellington in August, along with around 550 other people from the industry. I enjoyed catching...
Helping set the agenda
Politicians are shifting from governance to campaign mode ahead of the general election in November, writes Holly Bennett, the Managing Director of Awhi Group. Every...
Navigating the new RMA rules
Doing the right thing under the new RMA settings means asking the right questions before work starts, keeping controls in place while work is underway,...
Achieving consistent temporary works control
Poor temporary works control can be disastrous for any project or organisation, writes Brendan Attewell, Fletcher Construction’s Engineering Services and Innovation Manager and the co-founder...