Where are we at with the water reform programme?
By Alan Pollard , CCNZ chief executive. I have focussed several of my articles on the government’s reform programme, and the reform of our drinking, waste...
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Informing reforms with practical know-how
Photo: Poppi Tucker-Low of Russell Roads was the Epic Four (CCNZ Contractor Photo Competition) round runner-up with a photo of senior team member Johnny Bristol...
The road to recovery
By Brett Gliddon, Group General Manager, Transport Services, Waka Kotahi, NZ Transport Agency. Five weeks after Cyclone Gabrielle left many of our North Island communities...
Skills shortage needs urgent action on multiple fronts
Photo: Otago’s Troy Calteaux took out the 2023 Civil Contractors NZ CablePrice National Excavator Operator Competition. The Milton local and Andrew Haulage 2011 employee is the...
Supporting the recovery
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, chief executive, Heavy Haulage Association. It has been devastating to see the destruction to roads, property, but most significantly to peoples’ lives...
Demanding times ahead for a tough industry
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, CEO, Heavy Haulage Association Over the course of the past year, the oversize transport industry has faced a number of different pressures,...
Responding in times of crisis
Photo: Gisborne clean-up – Phil-Yeo. By Alan Pollard, CCNZ chief executive. As I write this column, cyclone Gabrielle has wreaked havoc in Northland, Auckland, Coromandel,...
Turning the tide on abuse from the public
There has been a lot of publicity recently about the state of our roads, particularly the national highway network. By CCNZ chief executive Alan Pollard. Our...
The worthy procurement policy most have never heard of
Unless you are close to the area of Local or Central Government Procurement Contracts, it’s most likely you’ve never heard of Te Kupenga Hao Pauaua...
‘Sorry’ seems to be the hardest word
At the end of November 2022, as Parliament sat under Extended Hours to pass the Committee of the Whole stage of the controversial Water Services...