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ContractorLegalLegal Comment

A year of reform 

Contractor Mag
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),...
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Resolving years of change in vocational education

Contractor Mag
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...
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Integrated Delivery Model

Contractor Mag
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....
ContractorLegal

NZS 3916:2013 review

Contractor Mag
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...
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Welcome to 2025

Contractor Mag
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...
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NZ contractor in the running for global award 

Contractor Mag
Taylors Contracting is in the running for a global award for its Challies Island Bridge project. The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Award for Innovation...
ContractorLegal Comment

Producer statements liability

Contractor Mag
Engineers and builders could face new liability for producer statements, says Kate Cornege, Partner, and Morgan Brady at Tompkin Wake. The recent Court of Appeal...
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Vocational education concerns

Contractor Mag
The Government says it will “reshape vocational education and training to return decision-making to regions and enable greater industry input into work-based learning.” Tertiary Education...
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A river and a rainbow

Contractor Mag
Image: One of the two units used for the house relocation was a Kenworth W924 hauling a three-axle TRT fully hydraulic house moving trailer. The...
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Advocating for heavy haulage and oversize

Contractor Mag
Image: Transporting essential resources to the State Highway 5 repair sites in cyclone-stricken Napier. Photo by Ben from Hick Bros Heavy Haulage. The celebration of...