The right steps for economic recovery
For the past 18 months or so, the civil construction sector (like other parts of the New Zealand construction industry) has experienced a sharp decline...
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Question for the new Infrastructure Plan
Is the Infrastructure Plan an ambitious vision or missed opportunity, ask Brendan Cash (Partner), Paul Buetow (Partner), and James Sanderson (Solicitor) in Dentons’ Major Projects...
The epic guy every crew wants
Image: Taylor received the Trainee of the Year Award at the CCNZ Northland Branch Awards in June 2025. When he started with Clements Contractors three...
Luxon paints positive picture, contractors remain sceptical
Image: The PM and Alan Pollard during their ‘fireside’ chat at the 2005 CCNZ conference in Tauranga recently. In a polished performance, Prime Minister Christopher...
Working with friends
Image: As the CCNZ President, Dave Howard welcomed a large gathering of guests at the CCNZ function at Parliament in November last year to celebrate...
Improving recruitment in 2025
Due to the economic slump, recruitment volumes have been down significantly, as project uncertainty has increased and funding has slowed. However, companies have still been...
Preparing for emergencies deep underground
Image: Fire & Emergency rescue an injured worker in a tunnel. In September last year, the emergency sirens on Watercare’s Central Interceptor project sounded the...
A tinker’s budget
Frank Newman, an investment analyst and accountant who served two terms as a councillor on the Whangarei District Council, reviews the 2025 Budget’s ‘Investment Boost’....
Our $? billion industry celebrates 50 years
In this world of Trumponomics, fake news and artificial intelligence it’s getting hard to work out what to believe any more, but the headline above...
Meth spike a real worksite risk
Glenn Dobson, CEO of The Drug Detection Agency, writes that something has changed in our workplaces, and it’s not good. TDDA’s drug and alcohol screening...