Technology creating win for the environment in Hawke’s Bay
On a rugged Hawke’s Bay hillside, wind turbines have been sprouting from the earth, helped along by a team of dedicated workers operating some [...]
Second chance helps discover passion for road maintenance
When Corinne Piu arrived on Tonga’s main island on her way home after failing the first year of her engineering degree in New Zealand [...]
‘Cape crusader’: champion excavator operator keeping roads open at Cape Palliser
Cape Palliser at the southernmost point of the North Island is one of the windiest places in the country. The roads in the area [...]
Young trio continues family earthmoving tradition
Young infrastructure construction workers Maddy, Toby and Jack are loving the chance to build their skills, shape their own future and help rebuild the [...]
Saving East Coast transport connection makes an ‘EPIC Difference’
Sam Currie of Gisborne’s Currie Construction was the winner of the latest round of the EPIC Photo Competition - themed around the ‘EPIC Difference’ [...]
Engineering student building a family legacy with road maintenance career
When Sofia Marilla left her factory job inspecting vegetables for a living and told her road engineer father she was going to follow his [...]
Teens build their own future at industry-led Civil Infrastructure Academy
When Oscar James and Gabriel Ritchie stepped out onto the training lot at the new Civil Infrastructure Academy near Featherston in July, they were [...]
Five of the most epic road repair jobs of 2023
New Zealand’s roading network has been hit hard this year, with some punishing shots from tropical cyclones and other severe weather events. Cyclone Hale [...]
Holding back the tide: the story behind one of Wellington’s longest seawalls
A major project on the western side of Wellington Harbour is creating rocky islands to house wildlife and using state-of-the-art interlocking concrete blocks to [...]
It takes grit: keeping Otago’s roads open through winter
Working on Otago’s roads during winter takes a fair bit of grit. Luckily, 28-year-old Dan Botica is a grit truck operator. He’s also one [...]