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...
Category : Contractor
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,...
Looking at recruitment trends
It’s cliche, but don’t the years always seem to pass by quicker each time a new one rolls around? They say its because as we...
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...
The NZS 3910 interim review
By Paul Buetow (partner) and Caitlin Hogan (law graduate) in Dentons Kensington Swan’s Major Projects and Construction team. Paul is also a CCNZ representative on...
Fair Pay Agreements are here, like it or not
By Alan Pollard, chief executive, CCNZ. The Fair Pay Agreements Act has now passed and will come into effect this month (December 2022). CCNZ submitted...
Micro-TBM project
Wellington Water and contractor McConnell Dowell are involved in a project at Barber Grove in Lower Hutt using micro-tunnelling for the first time in the...
Providing for oversize at your roading work sites
By Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, CEO, Heavy Haulage Association. The NZTA says this road maintenance season will be the busiest ever on the State Highway network and...