Another quarry may face extinction
The Ohau Quarry near Levin may be forced to close due to the intended extension of the Kapiti Expressway from Otaki to north of...
Category : Feature
The future relies on mining
The Government should bin proposed changes to the Crown Minerals Act as it jeopardises investment in mining, including in critical minerals needed to fuel a...
A booming export market for decorative aggregate
Southern Stone & Timber was registered by John and Kim Drain (pictured) of Invercargill in 2005 with the vision of providing decorative aggregate products.Peter Owens...
How green is my EV?
Alan Titchall looks at what goes into the making of electric powered vehicles. As your electric vehicle (EV) runs on electricity, the source of that...
A fateful mining project: The story of Pike River
This article is based on Q&M magazine articles published in past issues and a web feature written by Simon Nathan produced by the government’s NZ...
Good neighbours
We published this grape and aggregate story some years ago in Q&M magazine as an excellent, if not unique, example of where a quarry neighbour...