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Always looking forward

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Q&M talks again with Zak Reilly who was a recipient of a 2022 Q&M Tomorrow’s Leader Award when he was with J Swap Contractors’ Taotaoroa...
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Leadership WIN for Stockton water engineer

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Image: Jodi Murray. Jodi Murray was awarded the Komatsu Women in Extractives ‘Leader of the Year’ 2025 – an honour that came as a bit...
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Eyes on Kiwi antimony

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There’s icing on the golden cake that Canadian-listed Rua Gold is cooking up around Reefton on the South Island’s West Coast, and it bodes well...
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Forging a path in mining

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A winner of the Extractives Industry Trailblazer Award was Kirsty Hollis, a woman with many ‘firsts’ in the industry, all of which are simply the...
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Caterpillar’s foray into hydraulic excavators

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Image: A very early Caterpillar 5130 rigged as a backhoe and fitted with the long 5.2-metre stick. This particular machine appears to be equipped with...
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Revealing our mineral resources

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Earth Sciences NZ – formerly GNS Science before its merger with NIWA in July  – has recently launched its new Critical Minerals website. Q&M spoke...
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An outspoken advocate for industry health

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Image: Jo Prigmore began her career in the UK in a histology lab as a registered biomedical scientist with a master’s degree in asbestos-related disease....
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What a ride it has been

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Image: Mike (right) and driller Barry Wheeler discuss the merits of a good hole collar. Q&M magazine invited industry veteran Mike Henderson to discuss his...
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Prepare yourself with the protest rules

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Three significant protests in the last year aimed at the extractives industry should remind us all of the importance of being prepared for the possibility...
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‘Yimbyism’ lessons from the UK

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Image: UK Housing Secretary Steve Reed wearing a “Build Baby Build!” cap at the recent British Labour Party conference. A reverse movement to Nimby is...