Let’s remember people build New Zealand
Alan Pollard, Chief Executive, CCNZ, reflects on the past year in the civil construction industry, and forecasts what is needed for positive change in the...
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Moving forward with political change
Our first three-party coalition Government involves a cabinet where all parties are represented and with a balance of party polices and promises. NZ First Leader...
A contractor bride’s report
Kylie Wech, the CCNZ Northern Branch Chair, was married last month and the ceremony was held in a local Whangarei quarry where, wearing steel cap...
Gorge highway slip repairs prove a long haul
A series of large slips that forced the closure of SH1 through the Mangamuka Gorge last July is taking some time to repair. Richard Silcock...
Knowing what is under your feet
By Goldie Walker, the geophysics team leader at Geotechnics who has been involved in the inception of the National Utility Locating Contractors Association of New...
Rapid repairs kept highway open
SH94 to remote Milford Sound was severely damaged during a savage storm and, despite the various pandemic lockdowns, the Milford Road Alliance worked tirelessly to...
Legal pot: what happened overseas?
In a typical Kiwi way we are struggling with our own debate over Cannabis reform while ignoring the fact it has been legal in Canada...
Lifting for the America’s Cup
NZ Crane Hire is providing a lift in lead up to America’s Cup as an official Team New Zealand supplier responsible for lifting the race...
A near miss
A truck crashing through the side of a Desert Road bridge in 2017 threatened to shut the entire highway for months. It didn’t, but it...
Corrosion impact on bridge infrastructure
Throughout the region there are tens of thousands of bridges and related infrastructure and the design and construction material used to build these assets presents...