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Technical Briefings

Blurring the lines

David Langford (infrastructure manager, New Plymouth District Council) won the Hynds Pipe Systems Paper of the Year for his presentation of this paper, Blurring the lines with the New Plymouth District Council Professional Services Collaborative Contract, at the IPWEA NZ 2017 Annual Conference in Dunedin. David acknowledges co-author...

Roads

Innovations in roading corridor management

When it comes to managing our local roading corridors, should councils focus on customer outcomes rather than physical assets? And what roles do big data, drones, ground-penetrating radar, early contractor involvement contracts and hardware on highways play? Patricia Moore talks with four local specialists about the roadside...

3 Waters

Climate change effects on aquatic ecology and the future for stormwater management

This paper 'Climate Change Effects on Aquatic Ecology and the Future for Stormwater Management', was presented at Water New Zealand’s 2017 Stormwater Conference. By Paul Battersby & Emily Jones (both from Opus International Consultants). ABSTRACT Climate change is predicted to have varying effects on the regions of New Zealand....

Auckland’s green plans for its sports parks <br /> Much more than fun and games

Parks, Sport & Recreation

Auckland’s green plans for its sports parks
Much more than fun and games

Auckland Council will invest more than $190 million into upgrading the playing capacity of the city’s sports parks over the next 10 years. This is a prime opportunity to apply green infrastructure philosophies. By Mark Bowater and Tracy Talbot. Sports parks play a critical role in Auckland Council’s vision to become the world’s...

Training

FYI: ITO now covers H2O

Just add water. Connexis expands its industry coverage... Infrastructure industry training organisation (ITO) Connexis is broadening its industry coverage to include infrastructure-related water industry training. The move will see water treatment, wastewater treatment and water reticulation trades included in Connexis qualifications...