Sobering light rail lessons from Sydney
If you have been to Sydney over the past year you would have experienced the construction upheaval along Circular Quay and George Street, the city’s...
Category : Comment
Impact of the new political environment for road transport
JONATHAN BHANA-THOMSON, NZ Chief executive, Heavy Haulage Association. THE LABOUR-LED coalition has already brought in a number of changes in direction in policy compared to the...
Hard hats vs bump caps
By Rod Auton, CEO, Crane Association of New Zealand. SOMETIMES WE forget the little things when we are trying to turn a business strategy into dollars...
Reality of oil in New Zealand
Whether it’s machinery, land transport (light and heavy), aviation, asphalt, lubrication, and even PPE clothing, petroleum products are widely used in this country and will...
Water bores and casings
By John Pfahlert, CEO, Water New Zealand THE HAVELOCK NORTH water inquiry highlighted widespread systemic failure in our drinking water system. Water suppliers should now...
What can we learn from Carillion UK collapse
By Warner Cowin, CEO, Height THE COLLAPSE OF Carillion has important lessons for New Zealand – it could happen here. Carillion, which went into liquidation in...
Farewell and hello again
From Tommy Parker, general manager, System Design & Delivery, New Zealand Transport Agency. THERE’S NO DOUBT that since joining the NZ Transport Agency, or Transit NZ...
What is the fatigue risk in your workplace?
By Janet Brothers, director, Life Care Consultants. FATIGUE IS MORE than feeling tired and drowsy. In a work context, it is a state of mental...
Leadership needed on pre-qualification
By Peter Silcock, chief executive, CCNZ OUR ASSOCIATION HAS supported pre-qualification as it is a mechanism to exclude cowboys from bidding for work and to...
Greg Sheehan: A long hot summer made worse by PPE
By Greg Sheehan, Sheehan’s Transport Assistance WELL, HERE WE go again. A long hot summer made worse by PPE, February 2018 Contractor magazine. Somebody brave...