Why I look forward to greener generation
By Andy Loader, extractive industry consultant, First Rock Consultancy. The Government is hard bent in transitioning to a greener economy with renewable energy such as...
Author : Alan Titchall
Treat us as adults please
By Peter Dunne Originally published in March 2021 (during the country’s fourth lockdown). Over a year into the Covid-19 crisis there is an unnatural air...
A climate step too far
The Climate Commission draft report to the Government is so extreme that even typically conservative economists are expressing alarm, explains Dr Muriel Newman, New Zealand...
Stepping up for infrastructure
Earlier this year Owen Gill stepped into the position of CEO of Infrastructure NZ. He talks with Mary Searle Bell about his career thus far...
Got your shovel (and aggregate) ready?
By about this time last year, the pandemic caused us to head towards a month of lockdown. Wayne Scott, CEO, Aggregate and Quarry Association comments....
Communication with contractors vital for positive climate outcomes
With everything else going on in the world at the moment, it’s easy to forget about the looming threat of climate change. Peter Silcock, chief...
Keep ex MPs out of local government please
One of the drums I bang repeatedly is the poor engagement between our small business communities and their respective local governments. Vaughan Winiata, VFormation and small business...
Why Palmy needs branding help
The pandemic turned the international tourism tap off overnight. As a consequence, domestic tourism has been thrown into the spotlight. So, what attracts us to...
Designing and operating roads for oversize
The way that our roads are planned and managed is to try to suit the majority of road users to keep them safe and to operate...
Call for more pro-active contact scanning
By Peter Dunne (a precis of a comment published January 28, 2021) following new ‘community’ Covid detections and 18 days before Auckland went into another...