A chance to nail infrastructure legislation
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, CCNZ. CCNZ is a passionate advocate of the power of well-considered infrastructure projects. These projects can propel a country forward...
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From the home office
The October issue of Contractor will be winging its way to you soon. Meanwhile, over this long Auckland confinement, it has been interesting comparing the...
Adversity good for networking in limited doses
By Alan Titchall, managing editor, Contrafed Publishing. The lockdown came hard and fast but, unless we had applied the sort of border control imposed in...
Wellington, we have a problem
Caption: Infrastructure CEO Ross Copland By WAYNE SCOTT, CEO, AGGREGATE AND QUARRY ASSOCIATION. Our country has a $75 billon plus infrastructure deficit to meet, Infrastructure...
Once more unto the breach – or maybe not
By Alan Titchall, managing editor, Contrafed Publishing. A ‘forlorn hope’ is a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the vanguard in a military...
We want to see Transmission Gully built properly
Transmission Gully and I go back a long way. I have been quite vocal about my concerns with the project over recent times. By Nick...
Treat us as adults please
This is likely to be an unpopular column. But there are some things that need to be said, and some debates that need to take...
Waitangi Day 2021 employment obligations
This year, Waitangi Day falls on Saturday 6 February, which means the holiday is moved to the following Monday – 8 February. If an employee...
Civil construction’s big challenge for 2021
Peter Silcock, chief executive, Civil Contractors NZ. For many months now, the CCNZ has been asking central and local government to get on with things...
Election reflections under Covid-19
A month is a long time in politics and with the general election moved from 19 September to 17 October, we are seeing more of...