Civil contractors demand certainty
David Howard has used his last conference speech as Civil Contractors New Zealand President to highlight the importance of certainty in infrastructure planning, no matter...
Category : Contractor
Celebrations all round
It was great to attend the Civil Contractors Conference in Wellington in August, along with around 550 other people from the industry. I enjoyed catching...
Helping set the agenda
Politicians are shifting from governance to campaign mode ahead of the general election in November, writes Holly Bennett, the Managing Director of Awhi Group. Every...
Navigating the new RMA rules
Doing the right thing under the new RMA settings means asking the right questions before work starts, keeping controls in place while work is underway,...
A 16-ton beast: the Oliver OC-18
Image: Oliver promotional photo of an OC-18, taken on a highway construction job in the USA. The machine has a Heil cable-controlled straight blade with...
Achieving consistent temporary works control
Poor temporary works control can be disastrous for any project or organisation, writes Brendan Attewell, Fletcher Construction’s Engineering Services and Innovation Manager and the co-founder...
Civil construction front and centre
Image: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon on the conference expo floor in 2025. Some key players in New Zealand civil construction will gather in the capital...
Good lawmaking matters when health is on the line
Alan Pollard, CEO, Civil Contractors New Zealand. CCNZ has been strongly supportive of work the Government is doing to fix some of the barriers and...
Removing the roadblocks
Image: The country’s first ever crane parade followed the 2025 CANZ Conference in Wellington, to celebrate its 50th Anniversary. How CANZ is helping the crane...
Keeping the wheels turning benefits the country
Image: HEB Construction recently transported these two HM400-5 dump trucks from Komatsu in East Tamaki to the Taharoa Ironsands site, west of Otorohanga. The oversize...