A wish list for upcoming elections
We are now entering another election cycle, with local government election voting starting this month (9 September to 11 October) and central government elections next...
Tag : Civil Contractors
Supporting workers and the businesses they work for
By Alan Pollard, chief executive, Civil Contractors NZ. The past couple of years have been tough. Following two years of a global pandemic, we have...
Stability ahead for civil construction
The 2020 Construction Industry Survey recognises the pain the pandemic and electoral cycle will cause pain for civil contractors over the next year, but also...
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...
Nelson fires: contractors to the rescue
The Richmond fires in the Nelson-Tasman region started on February 5 and, 10 days later, covered 2300 hectares within a 35 kilometre area with an...
CCNZ EPIC industry careers launch
Designed by CCNZ, EPIC is an industry career promotion platform designed to make working on our roading, water, energy and other infrastructure networks more accessible...
Legal report
A report card review of 2017, with general comment on the industry and a look into the crystal ball for 2018. Brendan Cash, Partner, and Arie...
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...
Getting to know CCNZ’s new CEO: Peter Silcock
Formulating policy, advocating and encouraging more young people to enter the industry are at the top of the agenda for the new Civil Contractors association...
The power behind the president
Civil Contractors’ leader DAVE CONNELL is not the only smart operator in his family. His wife Margo talks to GAVIN RILEY about her key role...