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....
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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...
A unique quarry experience
Image: Jack spent a summer in Antarctica through Fulton Hogan, operating the Grey Chutes Quarry for the United States Antarctic Programme. Q&M magazine talks to...
Always looking forward
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...
Forging a path in mining
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...
What a ride it has been
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...
Crusher technician always in demand
Nathan Stearns is a 30-year-old welder and Service Technician at Sanland Equipment. Originally from Canada, he has collected over 10 years’ experience in heavy industries,...
A born leader
Image: Morgan receiving his Tomorrow’s Leader Award at the TDX-sponsored QuarryNZ conference award dinner in Hamilton this year. Morgan Ringrose has worked at Winstone’s Whitehall...