Waitangi Day 2021 employment obligations
This year, Waitangi Day falls on Saturday 6 February, which means the holiday is moved to the following Monday – 8 February. If an employee...
Category : Upfront
Minerals sector and our well-being
Straterra has cautiously welcomed the government’s resource strategy that recognises the importance of minerals to our society and shows a willingness to work with the...
First quarry pinged over lack of CoC
The first charges were laid against a quarry under regulations 16 and 21 of the Health and Safety at Work Act (Mining Operations and Quarrying...
National Excavator Operator Competition 2019 results
The winners of the CCNZ’s 25th National Excavator Operator Competition held in Feilding last month were: Riki Lum, Northland (Clements Contractors) First Place and Contractor...
H&S Directory: Who does what
When it comes to health and safety in the quarry industry it can be confusing working out the regulatory agencies and representative associations, so we...
A call for one voice for concrete
A number of associations with an interest in the country’s concrete industry are calling for a single representative organisation. The NZ Ready Mix Concrete Association...
Working together on the new regulations
CHRIS BAKER, chair of the Mining/Extractives Health and Safety Council, responds to CoC concerns and comments as reported in the last issue of Q&M magazine....
Understanding the new Standards NZ
Last month (March 2016) a new ‘Standards’ body came into effect and Standards New Zealand became part of the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment...
Minerals data pack
New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals, the government’s minerals permitting agency, has released a new Minerals Data Pack that combines a large selection of open-file geophysical,...
Fletcher Higgins deal pending
The announcement was a long time coming but Fletcher Building has made a request to buy Higgins Group Holdings for $315 million, including 50 percent...