Why Government needs to take water funding seriously
JOHN PFAHLERT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, WATER NZ IT TOOK OUR Prime Minister less than 12 hours to dismiss the latest request by Local Government New...
Category : Contractor
Contract retention provisions
MALCOLM ABERNETHY, EXECUTIVE OFFICER, CIVIL CONTRACTORS NZ. RETENTIONS ARE A HOT TOPIC at the present time with the Minister for Building and Housing, Dr...
Runway Innovations
Lawrence Schäffler looks back on how the looming threat of WWII kick-started the development of the NZ Air Force’s infrastructure and how a shortage of...
National Excavator Operator Competition 2015
“This year’s event was a great success..” Each year CCNZ provides the opportunity for excavator operators to compete for the national title of ‘best...
Ramping up Auckland’s housing supply
Ross Reid Contractors provides the motorway connection for residential and business developments vital to Auckland’s growth in what has turned out to be a privately...
The go-between – investing in youth
ALAN TITCHALL talks to ALISTAIR MCINTYRE about his latest industry recruiting programme, Youth Into Industry. IT IS LATE AFTERNOON on New Year’s Eve at Russell...
Contracting politics can be a lonely game
For nearly six years Jeremy Sole lived alone in Wellington without his family while working on behalf of contractors. He talks about the experience to...
A rocky road for minerals
Ups and downs for the New Zealand minerals sector while commodity prices stay flat. By Chris Baker The 2014 year was a tumultuous one...
Common sense approach to claw back payments
Contractors and sub-contractors benefit from the Supreme Court decision on a liquidator’s powers to claw back payments made by an insolvent company to a contractor....
The right gear for the job
As part of an ongoing capital replacement programme Wairoa contracting company Quality Roading and Services has recently taken delivery of three new Hyundai excavators. The...