Learning on the golf course
From building prestige golf courses to futureproofing the Capital’s water and sewer mains, and being crowned Wellington Wairarapa’s best excavator operator, Corey Olson’s career has...
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Putting in the hard yards
Image: L to R: Garth Taylor, MIMICO’s Material Processing Business Manager; Nathan Gibbons, Stevenson Quarry Manager; and Rex Davies, MIMICO’s Managing Director, at the IOQ...
A tight squeeze
Image: The team entering a bridge beam. The height here is only 600mm. Working in tight spaces can provide a whole array of challenges for...
Northland operator claims victory
Image: Winning line-up (from left) Michael Brown (third place); 2025 NEOC champion Steven George; and John Rohloff, runner-up. Steven George, representing Northland, demonstrated his grit...
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....
Compliance from a guy on the pumps
By Brent Petrie, Project Manager, Prime Pump. As suppliers we’re witness to the time and energy that goes into developing work programmes to meet compliance....
Auckland’s very competitive 2024 REOC
The Queen City held its 2024 regional excavator competition over the weekend of 17-18 February with a tightly fought event with only five points between...
Impact of works and closures on routes
Over the past 12 months we have seen an unprecedented number of closures to the roading network because of weather issues. Jonathan Bhana-Thomson, Chief Executive,...
‘Reset’ needed to fix infrastructure crisis
Recently I had the privilege of delivering the keynote speech to the NZ Rail conference, and the focus of my speech is what I regard...
Vocational education – a tortured path
An in-depth look at the industry training, where it has been, how it got changed, and where it might go – by Jeremy Sole. With...