Reviewing the new standards
In their review of NZS 3917:2013, Brendan Cash (Partner) and Miles Rout (Solicitor) in Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team, review the key proposed changes...
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Infrastructure investment may exceed expectations
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, CCNZ. You’ve heard it before, and you’ll hear it again – the most critical issue facing contractors remains the need for...
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...
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...
Northland operator claims victory
Image: Winning line-up (from left) Michael Brown (third place); 2025 NEOC champion Steven George; and John Rohloff, runner-up. Steven George, representing Northland, demonstrated his grit...
A year of reform
Image: Anchor Testing at Waimakariri Bluff. Taken by Charles from Abseil Access. It has been another difficult year since our last review, write Brendan Cash (Partner),...
Resolving years of change in vocational education
The vocational education system has been the subject of substantial change and uncertainty over the past few years, as successive governments impose their own philosophical...
Integrated Delivery Model
Image: Work taking place on a section of State Highway 1 between Tirau and Waiouru, where a risk based traffic management approach has been utilised....
NZS 3916:2013 review
By Brendan Cash (Partner), Caitlin Hogan (Solicitor) and Millie Wilcox (Summer Clerk) in Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team. NZS 3916:2013 contains the conditions of...
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...