Time to book for QuarryNZ 2025
It’s now little more than three months to QuarryNZ 2025. Conference organiser Melissa Bahler says Early Bird registrations have been selling well. The discounted packages...
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First ‘super dozer’ Allis-Chalmers’ HD-41
Image: This HD-41 is working in Europe with another Allis-Chalmers product, an HD-21, in the background. This photo shows how the rear decking was sloped...
International Harvester’s big PayHauler
Image: Seen amongst spectacular scenery, three of New Zealand-based Baker Construction’s International PayHaulers, (two 340s and a 350) pose beside Lake Pukaki. They are being loaded...
Science-backed approach to safety bunds
Image: Bird’s eye view of the Stevenson quarry in Drury, Auckland. Safety bunds are an essential part of any surface mining and quarry operation but...
The year ahead
So here we are in 2025 – a quarter of a way through the century – and hopefully all refreshed and raring to go. The...
RMA reform – the gains
Wynn Williams partner Mike Doesburg and solicitor Emma Tod discuss RMA reform and how the quarrying and mining sector may benefit from it. Continuing its...
Putting the health and safety cards on the table
With 35 years’ experience in the extractive sector, here and in the UK, Chris Gray says we need to shift the focus on protecting workers...