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...
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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...
Paper roads – real limits
Megan Crocket, Special Counsel, Tompkin Wake, says there is a useful guidance for local authorities from the Court of Appeal in Ours Not Mines Ltd...
Intro to the M03 2025 sub-base spec
Back in August the new M03 Sub-base (2025) specification and notes were introduced for public use, replacing the old Sub-base notes from 1986, explains Mike...
An industry NES makes sense
A national environmental standard for quarrying will help streamline the resource consent process for future aggregate supply, benefitting not only those quarrying but also the...
The advantage of reliable production data
Andy Loader, First Rock Consultancy. We in the extractive industries understand the vital need for aggregates; with the average usage being approximately eight to 10...
We need to yell harder
There is a lot of uncertainty at this moment in time, but one thing can’t be argued, the importance of the aggregate industry to our...
Reflections on Japanese Culture – why Aunty Netta likes ‘simple’
Netta Burnside files her report from the second-hand machinery auction frontline in Japan. Japan is an incredibly advanced country. As well as designing some of...
Featured Behind the party leader’s clash
By Peter Dunne, September 28, 2023. Chris Hipkins demonstrated enthusiasm borne of desperation in the second leaders’ debate this week [televised on the evening of...