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...
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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...
Caterpillar’s foray into hydraulic excavators
Image: A very early Caterpillar 5130 rigged as a backhoe and fitted with the long 5.2-metre stick. This particular machine appears to be equipped with...
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...
Prepare yourself with the protest rules
Three significant protests in the last year aimed at the extractives industry should remind us all of the importance of being prepared for the possibility...
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,...
Let road builders build roads
We spend nearly six per cent of GDP on public infrastructure investments – the highest in the developed world – but get some of the...
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...