Nowhere, in recent times, has it been more clear that something – okay lots of things – has got to give if local authorities are to stand any chance of helping resolve some of our country's most pressing problems. The call for change at Infrastructure New Zealand's recent Building Nations Symposium in Wellington was loud and clear....
The Timaru District Council’s Wastewater Strategy has been named as one of Australia and New Zealand’s most outstanding public works engineering projects. The council was recently presented with the Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia (IPWEA) Excellence in Water Project 2017 award for the Timaru Districtwide Wastewater...
Call Canute, writes Patricia Moore, who finds a huge number of issues for councils to battle as they face up to the implications of rising seas.
The majority of Kiwis live less than 10 kilometres from a shoreline. Some are even closer with more than 9000 homes on land less than 50 centimetres above spring high tide levels. But, as the...
Urban stormwater is often referred to as the “poor cousin” of the three waters, with limited funding available compared to water and wastewater. The exception to this seems to be in the years immediately following local flooding events, when funding becomes available for stormwater and flood mitigation works, often for a limited...
Beca business director for water Garry Macdonald has received the 2015 Angus Award from The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ). This is the supreme technical award for engineering achievers in the field of water, waste and amenities.
It recognises Garry’s exceptional contribution to the water engineering field...
