Christchurch woman named Canterbury Westland’s best excavator operator

Christchurch local Georgia Lyford has been crowned the queen of Canterbury Westland digger operators after winning the region’s annual excavator operator competition at the Road Metals Quarry in Rolleston on Saturday.

Perpetual pavements, sustainable surfacings centre stage at The Black Art

New Zealand's technical experts on bitumen, asphalt and pavement construction took to the stage in Auckland on 11 September to share the latest techniques and knowledge at The Black Art 2024.

Introducing Track'r: a tool for measuring emissions

Civil Contractors New Zealand has developed a new app to support civil contractors in measuring and reporting on emissions consistently. Named Track’r, the new tool enables contractors across the supply chain to measure and report on emissions across a range of fleet in a consistent manner.

TTM Roadshows conclude for 2024

CCNZ and the Temporary Traffic Management Industry Steering Group joined forces throughout the year to bring clients, contractors, designers, road controlling authorities and suppliers together to discuss what the move to a risk-based approach to temporary traffic management means for the industry. More than 1,000 people attended the 13 roadshows.

CCNZ representatives for 3916 and 3917 contract review accepted

CCNZ's two nominations for the standards development committee for the revision of NZS 3916:2013 and NZS 3917:2013 have been accepted, with Paul Buetow of Dentons and Simon La Monica appointed to represent feedback from the civil construction industry.

Highlights from The Civil Contractors Conference 2024

We hope you enjoyed The Civil Contractors Conference 2024 in Invercargill. For those of you who made it along and want to re-live the highlights, we’ve got you covered! And for those who couldn’t make it along and want to see what it was all about, we have put together a handy recap.

Industry Insights with Alan Pollard - discussions with decision makers - 22 August 2024

In this latest video column, CCNZ Chief Executive Alan Pollard talks about the conversations CCNZ is having with political decision makers around what contractors need to see from the government to resolve the current market downturn.

Amazing infrastructure projects celebrated at national awards

Winning infrastructure construction companies celebrated long into the weekend following the presentation of the 45th Civil Contractors New Zealand Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards, with projects including high-voltage cables, scenic bridges, emergency transport maintenance and major motorways taking home awards.

Awards honour high-flyers and outstanding training in civil construction

Exceptional young leaders and employers demonstrating a deep dedication to staff development were recognised at the Z People Awards and Connexis Civil Training and Development Awards in Invercargill this morning.

Civil construction industry confronts economic headwinds

The Construction Industry Survey 2024 reveals declining confidence in the industry resulting from lack of projects in the market, and the expanding role of technology and diversity in improving project efficiency.

Local water construction needs urgent action

Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard has welcomed the Government’s long-awaited Local Water Done Well policies announced yesterday, but warns water contractors are suffering from an immediate lack of work and the country risks losing exceptional businesses.

Top projects and people feature at Waikato awards

Projects responding to summer storms and cyclone repairs, improving public safety and accessibility, upgrading facilities, and installing underground services featured amongst the year's winning projects, with awards also presented to outstanding individuals working across the region at the 2024 CCNZ Waikato Branch Hynds Construction Awards.

Outstanding Wellington contractors recognised at 2024 awards

Outstanding civil construction projects large and small were recognised at the Civil Contractors New Zealand Wellington Wairarapa Branch Awards, which were held at Wellington's Harbourside Events Centre on 3 August.

Webinar recording: Artificial intelligence in construction

CCNZ hosted a webinar on artificial intelligence in construction on 16 July. In the webinar, CCNZ Technical Manager Michelle Farrell presented a panel of local experts for an introduction to this technology , providing advice on how to get started, and an open Q+A session.

Road cone obsession distracts from better safety outcomes

Civil Contractors New Zealand Chief Executive Alan Pollard said a growing national obsession with road cones was an unhealthy distraction from the need to keep workers and road users safe on and around road work sites.

CCNZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards - 2024 finalists announced

The finalists for the 2024 Civil Contractors New Zealand Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards have been announced, with awards to be presented on the big stage during the Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards Dinner at Southland's Bill Richardson Transport Museum on 16 August as part of CCNZ National Conference.

Finalists announced for CCNZ Connexis Civil Training and Development Awards 2024

The 2024 finalists for the CCNZ Connexis Civil Training and Development Awards have been announced, with companies awarded across three categories for their training and development efforts.

Z People Awards 2024 - Finalists announced

Finalists have been announced for the 2024 CCNZ Z People Awards, which recognise emerging leaders in the civil construction industry as well as those who have shown outstanding commitment to personal development.

Industry Insights with Alan Pollard - on 'taking a moment' - 11 July 2024

In this latest video column, CCNZ Chief Executive Alan Pollard talks about the need to take a moment for ourselves when the going gets tough, with callouts for the construction-specific support offered by MATES in Construction NZ and the financial support offered to CCNZ members by BNZ.

Notice of CCNZ Annual General Meeting 2024

The CCNZ 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held as part of the CCNZ Conference at the ILT Stadium (Legends Lounge), Surrey Park Road, Glengarry, Invercargill on Friday 16 August 2024 from 3.30pm to 5.00pm. CCNZ contractor members can make nominations for CCNZ Executive Council up to 19 July 2024.