Manapouri Power Station- construction slideshow
30 images supplied by Meridian Energy covering the construction period....
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Manapouri Muscle
It was possibly the country’s greatest engineering feat, and certainly one of its most profound political milestones. HUGH DE LACY tells the story of the...
Heritage NZ: The Otira rail tunnel
From its opening in 1923 the Otira rail tunnel has ranked as an extraordinary feat of engineering. HUGH DE LACY tells its story. It was...
Latest Civil Trades achievers
This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. A group of Bay of Plenty civil infrastructure workers have new industry Trade Certification to their name...
Heritage Trails: Building the Backbone
From military beginnings to tourist day-trip, the Napier-Taupo Road cuts across the backbone of the North Island. Hugh de Lacy checks out its colourful history....
Heritage Trails: Through mist and mystery
To the 19th century Tuhoe, a road through their beloved Urewera country spelt capitulation, which is why it was never completed until 1929. Hugh de...
Lessons in smart fleet management
This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. Cutting costs was the original reason that Nelson-based Taylors Contracting looked for a GPS fleet management system....
2016 NZRMCA Awards
This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. Late last year saw the 2016 New Zealand Ready Mixed Concrete Association (NZRMCA) Awards, held at the...
Improving the contract market
This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. Based on a presentation at the NZTA/NZIHT 2016 conference by Caroline Boot from Clever Buying and Plan...
For the good of energy
This article first appeared in Contractor February 2017. Taranaki company Burgess & Crowley Civil has been providing various aggregate services to the region’s energy industry...