Creating infrastructure that better serves communities
Photo: The new Pokapu Road bridge in Northland. Potholed roads, leaking pipes, and an electrical grid under strain. New Zealand’s aging infrastructure has been a...
Category : Comment
The truth behind construction costs
Alan Pollard, CCNZ Chief Executive. I recently visited Italy as part of a European holiday. If you have visited Italy you will be well aware...
1950s – the pursuit of industry representation
Caption: Back row from left: Trevor Culley (fifth president); Vic Draper (second president); John Feast (seventh president); Harold Parsons (fourth president); Noel Margan (third president);...
Dumb tunnels and dumb laws
Wayne Brown, engineer and mayor of Auckland. As mayor of Auckland I am fighting a constant battle with Wellington bureaucrats to enable Aucklanders to actually...
A history of the CCNZ: Part One
Caption: From the archives: On his retirement Ron Tarr and his wife are presented with a silver tea set in 1972 (from the Auckland Branch)...
Stronger together – the value of membership
Alan Pollard, Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive. I have frequently written of late of the major challenges that the civil sector is facing, primarily...
A new broom sweeping through transport
The Transport Minister, Simeon Brown is rapidly sweeping away many of the cobwebs from the previous Government, and our association certainly welcomes the direction...
Re-shaping training and qualifications
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. It may seem strange to talk about training at a time when work has dried up and...
‘Lowest cost’ doesn’t equal ‘best value’
Contractors should be involved early on in council and government decision making, there is a lot to fix in regard to infrastructure and our involvement...
Weaving around governments
We are a captious wee country, especially when it comes to politics. We might only host a population equal to a medium size, overseas city,...