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New Civil Infrastructure Apprenticeships

Wellington's Peka Peka to Ōtaki Expressway project the perfect launchpad

Source A Connexis release

Toomer-Reti takes second Auckland REOC title

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Source/ReadMore A CivilContractors release

No small feat: High School students build tiny houses at Ara

Jamie Coey (on scaffold) and Thomas Kett (on ground)

With drills at the ready and hammers in hand trades students at Ara have spent the last 10 months constructing an Institute first: two brand new tiny houses, which will soon be up for sale.

New infrastructure financing scheme a major step forward

“The announcement today of a pilot scheme to bring forward infrastructure for housing is a significant milestone and establishes a new direction for growing New Zealand’s cities,” says Stephen Selwood CEO of Infrastructure New Zealand.

Source Infrastructure New Zealand

Public open day on the Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway

The public can view progress on the Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway at an information day on Saturday, 27 October.

Source A NZTransport Agency release

Cannons Creek Bridge is approaching a major milestone.

Artist’s impression of the completed Cannons Creek Bridge.

Transmission Gully’s Cannons Creek Bridge is one of the project’s most significant structures. In coming months this huge structure will reach a major milestone when the spans are “launched” across the Cannons Creek Gorge to eventually sit on the bridge piers that are currently being completed.

Source A TransportNZ release

The Macallan’s Pioneering New Distillery Installs Flowcrete Flooring

The new distillery for luxury whisky brand The Macallan has installed a variety of Flowcrete floors to create surfaces that would reflect its visual identity and maintain the functional properties required to produce this iconic Scottish spirit.

Source A Flowcrete release

XLam is taking on the Australian construction industry

With a state-of-the-art new factory just outside Wodonga, XLam is taking on the Australian construction industry with a highly innovative product and cutting-edge manufacturing processes. By William Poole.

Matakohe Bridge Beams Make The Long Haul From Auckland

The transporter carrying one of the 30m beams. The rear unit is remote controlled by a second driver to get the beams around tight corners

Four of the 30 concrete beams for Bridge No.2 across the Matakohe River have been delivered this week, with the transporter making daily trips from Ranui in west Auckland to the construction site.

Source A NZ Transport Agency release

Secret plans for new, ‘free’ waterfront stadium

The latest plan for a waterfront stadium involves building a stadium partly sunken into reclaimed land at the Bledisloe Wharf. Photo: Jane Nearing

A group of business people is secretly planning a new national stadium for the Auckland waterfront, to be privately funded but standing on key port land reports Tim Murphy for Newsroom.

Source/ReadMore A Newsroom release by Tim Murphy

Managing risk is at the heart of the construction industry, as Naylor Love CEO Rick Herd explains.

Having been in the construction industry for 45 years, Naylor Love CEO Rick Herd gives the following advice when it comes to leadership. “You’ve got to be able to listen and put yourself in the other person’s shoes. You’ve got to have empathy; genuinely care about people; and be prepared to change your mind when there’s a better idea or better way.”

Source/ReadMore A CEO Magazine release

Kaikōura Earthquake research suggests new approach to earthquake forecasting

New research led by Victoria University of Wellington geophysicist Associate Professor Simon Lamb and published in Nature Geoscience has revealed how understanding the events leading up to the 2016 Kaikōura Earthquake may lead to a different approach to forecasting earthquakes.