From the Archives: The Game Changer
Nearly 30 years ago, in a dramatic late-night gesture, Dave Carden signed away the privileged position his company occupied in the New Zealand crane world....
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Heritage Trails: Skippers Road
Arguably the scariest if not the most dangerous roading in the country, Skippers Road, is as much an engineering as a scenic gem, as Hugh...
Raising the dough to build New Zealand
More than a century after his death, Sir Julius Vogel’s legacy lives on in every branch of New Zealand civil construction. HUGH DE LACY retraces...
Heritage Trails: Building the Backbone
From military beginnings to tourist day-trip, the Napier-Taupo Road cuts across the backbone of the North Island. Hugh de Lacy checks out its colourful history....
Heritage Trails: Through mist and mystery
To the 19th century Tuhoe, a road through their beloved Urewera country spelt capitulation, which is why it was never completed until 1929. Hugh de...
The Contractor [October 1976] Volume One Issue One
Cover image: Lake Pukaki and the Southern Alps form a scenic backdrop to a Burnett Construction Terex S24 scraper near Twizel Feature list: Upper Waitaki...
Heritage Trails: Waioeka Gorge
War made the Waioeka Gorge notorious, but the scenic road through it has made it a drawcard for motorists. Hugh de Lacy tells its story....
Underwater wonder
A bit of backyard engineering magic was behind one of Auckland’s best-loved tourist attractions, Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World. HUGH DE LACY unravels it. Of course...