EVolocity is a programme conducted with secondary schools that sees student teams design and build an electric vehicle. They meet regionally to race their vehicles and compete for places in the national final.

“Watching grass grow” has taken on a whole new meaning this week, as Napier City Council puts the finishing touches on plans to returf McLean Park.

Air New Zealand will launch a new non-stop service between Auckland and Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport from November this year.

Air New Zealand is advocating for tighter regulation for the illegal operation of drones after a near miss with an international flight approaching Auckland Airport on Sunday afternoon which potentially put the safety of 278 customers and crew at risk.

Starting March 22, 2018, when you now subscribe to AutoCAD® you get access to AutoCAD vertical products and libraries - referred to as specialised toolsets.

Biomimicry is the strategy of modeling designs and structures in technology after nature writes Isaac Maw for engineering.com  Building a two-armed assembly robot to have wrist, elbow and shoulder joints, like a human, is a good example of biomimicry.

The Cook Islands’ Business Trade & Investment Board (BTIB) is leading a delegation of two exporting companies from the small South Pacific Island country to this weekend’s Pasifika Business Market at the Pasifika Festival.“We are very excited to bring over Kora Pearls and Te Tika to the Pasifika Business Market,” Mona Taio, BTIB Trade & Marketing Officer told Pacific Periscope.

Joseph Micallef writes for Troy Media - CANZUK International was formed to promote a European Union-like agreement for the free movement of citizens, free trade and foreign policy co-ordination between Canada, Australia, New Zealand and United Kingdom.

Engineering New Zealand today welcomes Dean Kimpton as the new President, three new Board members – Colin Crampton, Tim Fisher and Sina Cotter-Tait – and one re-elected Board member, Geoffrey Farquhar.

Mr Kimpton is Auckland Council’s Chief Operating Officer and a passionate advocate for engineers, who he says have a critical role to play on issues that matter to New Zealand.

“I am thrilled to take up the role as President of Engineering New Zealand, an organisation that not only supports engineers but sees them as part of the bedrock of our nation’s development. Engineers are vital to the work being done to manage the country’s growing pains and issues such as seismic resilience, climate change and urbanisation.”

Mr Kimpton is also Chair of QuakeCoRE, a Board member of Infrastructure New Zealand and a member of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s Building Advisory Panel. He was previously Managing Director of engineering consultancy AECOM NZ.

He takes over the presidency from Craig Price, who oversaw a period of immense change for the organisation, as it rebranded itself from IPENZ to Engineering New Zealand. Mr Price played an integral role in the design of the new membership structure to be more relevant and inclusive for all engineers.

“As we continue to explore new ways to grow and support engineers across the country, I’m confident in Dean’s ability to navigate the challenges facing our industry and take the organisation to the next level,” said Mr Price.

Also announced today was the new Vice President, Colin Crampton, who was appointed unopposed. Tim Fisher, former Auckland Branch Chair, and Geoffrey Farquhar, who returns for his third term, were voted in by members from a record-breaking 27 nominees. The Board has also appointed Sina Cotter-Tait onto the Board for a two-year term. She was the third-highest polling candidate.

“With Elena Trout retiring this year, we believe it is important to maintain diversity of thought on the Board. Sina’s experience in engineering, governance and SMEs as well as her gender and cultural heritage will be immensely valuable to the Board as we continue to strengthen Engineering New Zealand’s voice and influence,” said Mr Price.

Engineering New Zealand has grown by more than 1,000 members in the past year, and now has 21,000 members across all fields of engineering.

| An EngineeringNZ release   ||  March 16, 2018   |||

In a year where the international Master Judge said the quality of New Zealand-made cheese has never been better, the top two awards have gone to small, independent cheesemakers.