Unsung heroes: the workers keeping roads open through winter
From the Far North to the West Coast, New Zealand has been hammered by heavy rain and flooding in recent weeks, brought on by [...]
From the Far North to the West Coast, New Zealand has been hammered by heavy rain and flooding in recent weeks, brought on by [...]
Technology that makes it possible for an engineer to remotely guide a drill through the ground in a far-off land could open up projects [...]
New Zealand’s civil construction industry is being transformed as many of the country’s best known and most respected players begin the seismic shift to [...]
When the snow starts falling on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo, Jon Gray gets going. The Higgins Road Maintenance Supervisor is responsible [...]
Matt Thom has had an interesting career journey. From fabricating and installing climbing walls in Italy to managing a bungy jumping site in northern [...]
After 15 years working on and off in the infrastructure industry, Kaikohe’s Tania Wihongi is a driver, operator and crew leader for Fulton Hogan [...]
A sunrise photo of an excavator silhouetted against the backdrop of Turitea Wind Farm has won Marton local Tamarisk Howe top prize in the [...]
It’s one road in and one road out to Milford Sound. The steep and winding State Highway 94 and narrow Homer Tunnel cut through [...]
Three years ago, Tim Boon was working as a kayak instructor in Northern Queensland, where he spent his day avoiding jellyfish and sharks, and [...]
“It sounds funny, but when you work on a highway, it’s very satisfying,” says Jess Wilson, a Pilot Vehicle Driver for SouthRoads. “Putting in [...]