Tasman District Council’s Jeff Robinson shared the ups, downs and lessons learnt from council’s bold remake of Richmond’s main thoroughfare. He presented this paper at the recent IPWEA NZ conference in Wellington.
It is a rare opportunity to be asked to completely demolish an existing street and replace it with a design that...
Cromwell Wastewater Treatment Plant
Big picture thinking delivers huge savings to Central Otago District Council.
Central Otago is the country’s most inland region, set amongst a stunning backdrop that is both vast and undulating. The Central Otago District Council services an area of 9969 km2 and has one of the lowest population...
The Connectus Joint Venture team is delivering Contract 2 for City Rail Link Limited. The City Rail Link (CRL) creates a 3.45 kilometre twin-tunnel rail link up to 42 metres below Auckland’s city centre. Contract 2 represents about 10 percent of this project and involves the construction of rail tunnels within the Albert Street road...
McConnell Dowell Constructors MD Roger McRae has spent his career helping build the infrastructure that shapes our lives and connects our communities. He tells Ruth Le Pla about the power of creative construction.
At McConnell Dowell Constructors even the bananas are laid out creatively. I’m not suggesting MD Roger McRae does this...
Blair King’s practical farming background drives his innovative approach to managing Tararua District Council, writes Ruth Le Pla.
My plans to interview Blair King went from bad to bonkers really fast. It wasn’t his fault. We’d arranged to meet in the nice quiet Koru Lounge at Auckland Airport as he headed out of town....
