Contractors and civil emergencies
The end may be in sight for the exclusion of civil contractors from emergency management committees writes Hugh de Lacy. A hint that the government...
Category : Contractor
Ramping up advocacy in an election year
There are many parts that make up the CCNZ value proposition for members, explains Alan Pollard, the CEO. One of our most critical roles, but...
Keeping good records
Katrina Van Houtte (Partner) and Josiah Kemp (Solicitor) in Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction team explain why you need a strong paper trail when it...
Emergency works and RMA reform
Image: PM Chris Luxon with CCNZ CEO Alan Pollard at the 2024 National Excavators Operators’ Competition. The CCNZ draft submission to the Natural Environment Bill...
RMA changes – the CCNZ submission
In January CCNZ prepared an issues paper to canvas members’ views on key aspects of the Natural Environment Bill and the Planning Bill before preparing...
Coming into the new year with a plan
By CCNZ Chief Executive Alan Pollard. Welcome to 2026. I trust that our members have managed to get some rest and relaxation over the summer...
Election date consequences
Peter Dunne provides an interesting perspective on the Government’s choice of election date. This year’s general election will be held on November 7; a date...
Some of our ministries have been thinking
Wellington has solved the country’s 50-year ‘productivity’ puzzle, explains Roger Partridge. Republished from Plain Thinking at Substack.com. According to a new 60-page joint briefing from...
A life on the road
Sandy Walker started work at the age of 13, and despite his best efforts to retire, he’s still trucking on, using his experience and expertise...
Custom wheel trailer for heavy loads in action
Moving a turn-of-the-century weatherboard, double-storeyed house weighing 132 tonnes was something King House Removals successfully achieved using its 128-wheel special house-moving trailer explains Richard Silcock....