Recovery team head towards the end of Pike River drift
Last December the Pike River Recovery Agency breached the mine tunnel’s 170-metre seal by making a ‘door’ as the next step in its $36 million project to...
Category : Q&M
2019 AQA 50th celebrations
The AQA 50th anniversary dinner was held earlier this month (October 5) at the Hagley Oval Pavilion with a fine meal and three video presentations...
The Biscuit Tin
A fictional story by Robert Smith. It is 8am and our house is in an uproar. Today my brother leaves for France. Bob, Charles, Myrtle...
Saluting a veteran
When Keith Tahu retired at the end of last year from Bellingham Quarries in Kaitaia, where he worked with three generations of the Bellingham family,...
Frews Contracting prepares for another century of solid business with WrightZone
Frews Contracting undertakes a range of demolition, civil and site works, site remediation, and material processing work throughout Canterbury and further afield. Recent projects by Frews...
Founding Document
It’s the AQA’s 50th birthday in 2019 This is the founding document and the first annual report of the original quarry association, known as the...
Government lambasted over oil and gas
The International Association of Geophysical Contractors (IAGC), which represents more than 110 member companies worldwide from all segments of the geophysical and exploration industry, says...
Pike re-entry options get green light
Creating a new small tunnel into the Pike River Mine drift is one of three re-entry scenarios that are considered by technical experts in Greymouth....
Saddle Hill fracas draws to an end
The long-running Saddle Hill dispute near Dunedin may finally be coming to a conclusion. The Dunedin City Council’s resource consents manager, Alan Worthington, has confirmed...
Certificate of Competence changes for quarries
New competency requirements for safety-critical roles in mining and quarrying came into force this month. The key amendments are: Detail the requirements for a Certificate...