Young professional’s trip to SA
Image: Ella Mischefski-Gray at AfriSam Quarry in Johannesburg. A recent tour of South Africa showed me the foundations of a strong industry are remarkably similar:...
Category : Quarrying
A completely new track-type tractor
Image: Near-new International TD-25B on test at International’s proving grounds in 1963. The machine is equipped with a cable-operated S-blade with hydraulic tilt cylinder. The...
Tractomotive, a wheel loader pioneer
Image: A survivor, a Tractomotive model TL-20, still with its factory-fitted cab. The TL-20 carried a very useful five cubic yards and was quite at...
Cutting red tape or shifting responsibility?
The Health and Safety at Work Amendment Bill is much more than a technical reform – it shifts the balance between state oversight and organisational...
Double honours for Wayne Scott
Image: IOQ NZ outgoing president Chris Gray speaking at the QuarryNZ Awards at ILT Stadium in Invercargill. Aggregate and Quarry Association and MinEx Chief Executive...
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...
An industry NES makes sense
A national environmental standard for quarrying will help streamline the resource consent process for future aggregate supply, benefitting not only those quarrying but also the...