NZ Transport Agency Archives - Contractor Magazine

Bat challenger with highway tree removals

Contractor MagazineMay 22, 2019June 19, 2019

by Contractor MagazineMay 22, 2019June 19, 2019

When a Fulton Hogan team in Hamilton removed more than 100 trees to allow for construction of the Wairere Drive extension project they were faced...

RIMS

Our land transport under Industry 4.0

Jonathan WhittakerApril 29, 2019April 28, 2019

by Jonathan WhittakerApril 29, 2019April 28, 2019

Based on a RIMS presentation by Myles Lind, Senior Project manager Complex Projects, NZ Transport Agency, who is leading the agency’s digital engineering programme. If...

2019 Perspectives

Perspectives 2019: Infrastructure and transport

Contrafed PUblishingJanuary 21, 2019

by Contrafed PUblishingJanuary 21, 2019

BY HON PHIL TWYFORD, MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT, HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT The Coalition Government remains committed to delivering a modern and efficient transport system. It’s...

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Committed to working with contractors

Jonathan WhittakerAugust 24, 2018August 6, 2018

by Jonathan WhittakerAugust 24, 2018August 6, 2018

BRETT GLIDDON, GENERAL MANAGER, SYSTEM DESIGN AND DELIVERY, NZTA THIS IS MY FIRST COLUMN as the NZ Transport Agency’s new general manager, System Design and...

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Concrete ideas to get Auckland moving

Jonathan WhittakerJune 25, 2018May 30, 2018

by Jonathan WhittakerJune 25, 2018May 30, 2018

ROB GAIMSTER, CEO, CONCRETE NEW ZEALAND. CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY across New Zealand, and particularly the Auckland region, is running at record levels. This is a welcome...

Project

An exercise in logistics

Jonathan WhittakerJune 6, 2018July 2, 2018

by Jonathan WhittakerJune 6, 2018July 2, 2018

A new cargo wharf and breakwater have recently been completed at Waitangi on the Chatham Islands. Logistics and the severe weather were some of the...

Contractor NZTA project Roading

Raising the road: Causeway Upgrade

Contrafed PUblishingDecember 8, 2016November 27, 2016

by Contrafed PUblishingDecember 8, 2016November 27, 2016

This article first appeared in Contractor magazine’s December issue. The $220 million Causeway Upgrade project is vital to the improvement of Auckland’s roading network and...

Contractor Roading

Southern hospitality: NZTA/NZIHT annual conference

Contrafed PUblishingNovember 30, 2016November 27, 2016

by Contrafed PUblishingNovember 30, 2016November 27, 2016

This article first appeared in Contractor magazine’s December issue. The NZTA/NZIHT annual conference is a gathering of roading industry specialists. The 17th event was held...

Contractor

The ‘Kaikoura’ Quake

Contrafed PUblishingNovember 24, 2016November 24, 2016

by Contrafed PUblishingNovember 24, 2016November 24, 2016

These articles first appeared in Contractor magazine’s December issue. Restoring our lifelines after last month’s monster quake By Tommy Parker, group manager Highways and Network...

Contractor Project

Stopping a slip  
slip-sliding away

Contrafed PUblishingSeptember 9, 2016September 8, 2016

by Contrafed PUblishingSeptember 9, 2016September 8, 2016

This massive slip took ingenuity, logistics and careful planning to clear and stabilise.  RICHARD SILCOCK reports on how working safely was paramount on the highly...