On the frontline of traffic management
Moala Ofa, a finalist for the 2023 CCNZ Emerging Leader Award, is a hard-working Delivery Manager whose motivational and safety-focused leadership style has been noticed...
Category : Contractor
Re-shaping training and qualifications
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. It may seem strange to talk about training at a time when work has dried up and...
New dispute resolution scheme in NZS 3910:2023
The dispute resolution process contained in section 13 of NZS 3910:2013 has long been thought too complex and unclear. One of the major changes in...
Time to THINK BIG again
By Peter Tritt, an experienced manager, lawyer, writer and former CEO of the CCNZ (Contractors’ Federation), and director in the postgraduate legal education and training...
Unwinding the politics of Infrastructure construction
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. The current absence of construction project works across the country highlights a fundamental issue with how infrastructure...
Engineer under spotlight
Rebecca Saunders, Partner, Wynn Williams’ Construction Team and George Sutton, law graduate, Wynn Williams. The recent decision of Hawkins Limited v Elizabeth Properties Ltd confirms...
Fast-track Approvals Bill
Christina Sheard (Partner), Liam Bullen (Associate) and Sarah Scrivener (Solicitor) in Dentons’ Environment and Planning and Major Projects and Construction teams. The ‘Fast-track Approvals Bill’...
The rise of the small scraper
Appearing at a time when the popularity of small elevating scrapers was on the rise, the Terex S-11E entered a highly competitive field of machines...
Fourth title makes history in Otago
Troy Calteaux from Otago emerged as the industry’s ultimate digger driver at the CCNZ/CablePrice National Excavator Operator 2024 Competition held at Manfeild Park in Feilding....
‘Lowest cost’ doesn’t equal ‘best value’
Contractors should be involved early on in council and government decision making, there is a lot to fix in regard to infrastructure and our involvement...