Not such a Bella Vista
by CHARLOTTA HARPUR, HEANEY & PARTNERS In March 2018, a number of families living in newly built houses within the Bella Vista subdivision in Tauranga...
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Looking after the industry
by PETER SILCOCK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CCNZ The need for a strong organisation and a powerful voice for contractors remains as important today as it was...
Harnessing the Construction Contracts Act 2002
BRETT MARTELLI, SENIOR ASSOCIATE, HEANEY & PARTNERS CONTRACTORS ARE WELL aware that under the CCA, if a payment claim is not paid or disputed by...
Is cut price bidding undermining our infrastructure?
PETER SILCOCK, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, CCNZ CIVIL CONTRACTORS NEW ZEALAND recently worked with Major Associate member Teletrac Navman and Colmar Brunton to complete the 2018 Construction...
Farewelling Geoff Dangerfield
NZ Transport Agency CEO Geoff Dangerfield recently stepped down from his role as leader of the agency, after taking the organisation through a complex merger...
Construction technology predictions
Ryan Kunisch, Director of Global Marketing / Product Management, Trimble. This year technology will continue to provide increased accuracy, flexibility and jobsite safety, while also...
Dad’s idea – as realised by his son (Chris Olsen)
The idea of bundling performance contracts had an interesting beginning – it started with a Hutt Valley contractor and his son. By ALAN TITCHALL. TODAY’S...
All about relationships- CCNZ’s contracting industry assessment
Civil Contractors New Zealand chief executive Peter Silcock reviews the challenges and wins of the past year and the changes the industry faces during 2016....
Engineers as trusted advisors: An ACENZ perspective
Kieran Shaw, Chief Executive, Association Representing Consulting & Engineering (ACENZ) In an increasingly risk-averse country, engineers can create and lead a wave of innovation, and...
The contractor’s new best friend
A milestone was reached in the civil-construction industry last year when contractors and consulting engineers held a joint annual conference – mutual recognition of being...