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...
Category : Feature
Quarrying in the fast-lane
Mike Doesburg, Partner, Wynn Williams, looks at stone, sand and streamlined approvals. The Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 (the Act) was a short-term measure...
A career in thanks to family and the Barmac
Image: Never one to miss a QuarryNZ Conference – Ian Rodger at the 2023 AQA-IOQ conference in Christchurch. Q&M magazine talks to Ian Rodger about...
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...
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...