Caterpillar’s radical tractor scraper
Image: A New Zealand- based Caterpillar 630B s/n 14G468, ex W. Stevenson & Son, fleet no.344. It is equipped with the standard 630B scraper (s/n...
Category : Contractor
Work on existing structures – are they insured?
Insurance is an often overlooked aspect of construction contracts warns Brendan Cash (Partner) and David Newport (Special Counsel) in the Dentons’ Major Projects and Construction...
In for the long run
Contractor talks with new CCNZ Executive Council member Adam Plimmer about his career in the UK and now New Zealand – after a marathon stint...
Thank you Ewen
Alan Titchall farewells another veteran. Ewen Major had one of the most positively infectious personalities I have had the pleasure to meet in this job....
Struggling major parties
There is a crisis of confidence affecting the two old parties, National and Labour, and it is getting worse, writes Peter Dunne. Between them presently...
Procurement made easier
The Government believes contractors now have an easier shot at winning government contracts as a result of changes to government procurement rules which take effect...
Connecting clients and contractors
We are all well aware of just how challenging the economic climate has been over the past 18 months or so. One of the antidotes...
In support of older workers
You must have noticed a trend over recent years to accuse our ‘aging’ population of risking a future economic doomsday scenario. It’s a popular argument...
Taking the lead with rural contracting
By the time you read this, hundreds of rural contractors from around the country will have met in four free regional roadshows, explains Andrew Olsen,...
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Voting in the local body elections is in progress and we are already turning our attention to the national elections next year, with the three-year...