NZTA’s new way forward Contractor

NZTA’s new way forward

Fergus Gammie, chief executive of the NZTA, spoke to delegates at the 2019 CCNZ conference about the new direction of the agency and the start of the light rail project in Auckland. By Alan Titchall. Led by the Government’s own transport agenda, Transport Agency chief Fergus Gammie spoke on the different path the NZTA has set before...
Looking back on an on-going project Contractor

Looking back on an on-going project

As work progresses on extending the (current) New Plymouth Airport and building a new terminal, Neil Ritchie looks back on its chequered, 55-year-old history. Local company Clelands Construction is the main contractor for the construction of the new terminal building that will almost treble the size of the current terminal at New...
Highest bridge required biggest dig Contractor

Highest bridge required biggest dig

The highest bridge to be constructed on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway required 144,000 cubic metres of earth to be excavated beneath it. Richard Silcock talks with those involved in the project. This 18.8 metre high curved bridge on the Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway straddles an excavated cutting through...
In the depth of the forest Contractor

In the depth of the forest

Forestry roading contractors work out of public sight and usually do not have high visibility. In the first feature we have ever published on a forestry contractor, Alan Titchall talks to Malcolm Edridge, the managing director of Edridge Contracting, one of the larger earthworks contractors in the Nelson/Marlborough region. Your...
The right attitude Contractor

The right attitude

Engineer Amy O’Donnell was named 2018 Young Engineer of the Year by the Auckland branch of Civil Contractors New Zealand. MARY SEARLE BELL catches up with her Winning Young Engineer of the Year is an accolade of which Amy is justifiably proud, yet humbled to receive. “My project manager wanted to nominate me for the award, so I...
A functional public venue Contractor

A functional public venue

Constructing an award-winning, terraced amphitheatre on an extremely steep site alongside the Waikato River was not without challenges. Richard Silcock explains. Demolishing derelict building foundations, removing contaminated earth and constructing a unique public amphitheatre suitable for staging outdoor concerts and events on a...
Heavy Haulage Conference lands in Brisbane  Contractor

Heavy Haulage Conference lands in Brisbane 

This year’s annual Association conference spread its wings overseas for the first time in 12 years and it gave the opportunity to see the oversize industry first hand in Australia. By HHA NZ CEO, Jonathan Bhana-Thomson. The 2018 HHA Conference in Brisbane included speakers from the Australian Heavy Vehicle Regulator, transport...
Have you got a plan? Contractor

Have you got a plan?

By Charlotte Henley, Partner and Ruvini Rendle, Associate, Kensington Swan When a giant in the construction industry, like Ebert, fails it affects a large part of the sector and leaves much to deal with and be concerned about. Will subcontractors be paid? Who will complete the unfinished construction project? But also of potential...
Trial and error Contractor

Trial and error

ROB SELLARS, EIGHTY4 RECRUITMENT At the CCNZ conference in Hamilton during my Q&A session, I was asked what the implications will be for recruitment of staff with the introduction of the New Zealand Employment Relations Amendment Bill. This question was directed mostly at the potential abolishment of the 90-day trial period. My...
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