One woman’s balancing act
Image: Heather at Wharariki Beach (Golden Bay) with her two daughters Lucy and Ruby. Heather McKay, Westland Mineral Sands Environment and Sustainability Group General Manager,...
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Tractomotive, a wheel loader pioneer
Image: A survivor, a Tractomotive model TL-20, still with its factory-fitted cab. The TL-20 carried a very useful five cubic yards and was quite at...
Cutting red tape or shifting responsibility?
The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill is much more than a technical reform – it shifts the balance between state oversight and organisational...
Double honours for Wayne Scott
Image: IOQ NZ outgoing president Chris Gray speaking at the QuarryNZ Awards at ILT Stadium in Invercargill. Aggregate and Quarry Association and MinEx Chief Executive...
A standout in Southland
Image: Wayne Scott with the award. Wow. Take a bow Southland, conference organisers and our industry – for having nearly 800 tickets sold to QuarryNZ...
A no-frills pivot-steer wheel loader with brutish good looks
Image: First appearing in 1959, this is a Euclid model L-30, the granddaddy of the Euclid/Terex 72-51. This example has not seen any work for...
Looking back with pride
His baptism of fire was the Boatmans Mine disaster of 1985, just weeks after he joined the NZ Mines Rescue Service as a brigade member....
All in a day’s work – complete with cake
How Nicole Pierce’s varied job description is a totally Kiwi thing – right down to a bit of home baking, explains Jane Warwick. Sometimes it...
Sharing a jumping goat in Reefton
From 17–19 April 2026, around 20 IOQ members, mostly from Canterbury, visited Reefton’s mines and explored the region’s rich mining history. Thanks go to John...
World War One miners honoured
Image: Front row left to right: Event organiser Sue Baker Wilson leads 95 year-old descendant Ernie MacManus. In April, descendants of men from WW1 NZ...