Drug warning from an expert
Kirk Hardy, CEO of TDDA, warns of the consequences of liberalising laws around cannabis, after witnessing an “explosion” of general drug problems in Canada and...
Category : Contractor
End in sight for Waikato Expressway
The Hamilton section of the Waikato Expressway is the final stretch to be constructed. Richard Silcock reports on its progress. The 22 kilometre Hamilton section...
Channelling the Waikato development
Not many people know that a new one metre diameter pipeline lies under Hamilton’s main western arterial route and it was a big job to...
A highway under repair
Since early 2018, when Cyclone Gita hit the country, SH60 across the Takaka Ranges west of Nelson has been reduced to one lane controlled by...
Lockdown political reflections
Reflections on politics under lockdown By Peter Dunne As the Government starts to work on how it can move the country on at some point...
Road transport needs clarification
Nick Leggett, the CEO of the Road Transport Forum, makes an interesting observation; “How interesting that three of the most vilified groups in New Zealand...
Financial stability concerns
Research made halfway through the lockdown shows seven out of 10 Kiwis are supportive of the Government’s approach to managing the pandemic, but over half...
The key to recovery
Rapid restart key to recovery Government guidance on handling construction contracts will give construction companies the confidence to continue to employ their people and take...
Rapid construction restart key to economic recovery
Government guidance on handling construction contracts will give many construction companies the confidence to continue to employ their people and take a lead role in...
Forgotten companies: Austin-Western
Our subject this month is Austin-Western, a highly innovative company who manufactured a wide range of machinery from the late 1800s through to 1973 when...