Fast tracked visas
A new fast-tracked visa category to help with the cyclone recovery should enable civil construction to ramp up its response, says CCNZ chief executive Alan Pollard He...
Category : Contractor
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,...
A love of engineering and earthworks
At just 26 years of age, Te Amorangi (TA) Simeon can already lay claim to having better work stories than most contractors of more vintage...
Making wet weather claims
This article was written by Paul Buetow (partner) and Emma Poland (law graduate) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major Projects and Construction team. Contractors play a...
Hard work and devotion pays off
Photo: Mussolini Crawley, from Pipeline & Civil receiving his ‘Apprentice of the Year’ recognition at the CCNZ Auckland branch awards from sponsor Roald Badenhorst, the...
Electric mobile asphalt crusher
At the end of last year Fulton Hogan flicked the switch on a ground-breaking fully electric mobile asphalt crusher, believed to be the first in...
Why getting your payment claims right matters
The payment claim/payment schedule regime governed by the Construction Contracts Act 2002 (CCA) has operated successfully for 20 years now. By Stuart Robertson (partner) and James...
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...
Immigration changes after industry lobbying
Civil contracting sectors are relieved the Government has finally opened the country up to skilled civil construction trade roles through its controversial Immigration New Zealand...
Should the Government apologise for Dome Valley?
The abysmal state of roads in the Dome Valley area has drawn the ire of road users and caused Fulton Hogan to issue an apology,...