The right materials for roading projects
New specifications for roading aggregate put demands on both the quarry industry and those within councils to ensure the right specification materials are used for...
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Seismic sense on its way
The earthquake-prone building system brought in almost 10 years ago as a reaction to the Christchurch quakes will be refocused to reduce repair costs. “While...
The water regulator responds
Steve Taylor, Head of Operations, The Water Services Authority – Taumata Arowai, responds to the article in the September magazine, ‘Regulator here to enforce not...
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Voting in the local body elections is in progress and we are already turning our attention to the national elections next year, with the three-year...
The forgotten infrastructure
Local government is on the frontline of housing developments, but there’s a critical piece of infrastructure that too often gets forgotten: digital connectivity, writes Sophie...
Council – contractor: an essential relationship
The relationship between client and contractor has never been so important writes Alan Pollard, CEO, Civil Contractors New Zealand. With challenging economic conditions, pressure on...
More overseas building products – the risks
The Government is making it easier for overseas building products to be used here by providing assurance that building consent authorities will accept them as...
The right steps for economic recovery
For the past 18 months or so, the civil construction sector (like other parts of the New Zealand construction industry) has experienced a sharp decline...
It won’t happen overnight
According to Aggregate and Quarry Association (AQA) CEO Wayne Scott, councils face some interim, if not longer-term, challenges with supplying quarry materials for local roading...
New Zealand’s silent wealth transfer
The Government has proposed three funding and financing changes to deal with the historic problem of new development not paying the full cost of the...