Reform must not put water infrastructure on pause
Water reform and local government reform matter, but they mustn’t become another reason to pause physical work, writes Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan...
Tag : procurement
Good lawmaking matters when health is on the line
Alan Pollard, CEO, Civil Contractors New Zealand. CCNZ has been strongly supportive of work the Government is doing to fix some of the barriers and...
The truth behind construction costs
Alan Pollard, CCNZ Chief Executive. I recently visited Italy as part of a European holiday. If you have visited Italy you will be well aware...
Broader outcomes has lost its way
By Caroline Boot, Owner, Clever Buying and NZ Procurement and Probity Services. You may be asking; what happened to the “Broad” in Broader Outcomes? Is...
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...
In the PM’s words
There was a big turnout of delegates to hear the presentation by Prime Minister Bill English. The subject turned ‘industry’ focused at question time. By...
Poor procurement holding us back
By Peter Silcock, Chief Executive, Civil Contractors New Zealand. ONE OF THE CENTREPIECES of Finance Minister Steven Joyce’s Budget was the $11 billion per year...
Increased funding and focus on cycling
by Vijay Naidu
TOMMY PARKER, NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY GROUP MANAGER, HIGHWAYS & NETWORKS OPERATIONS. WE HAVE AN ONGOING commitment to all modes of transport and cycle ways and...