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Opportunity to piggyback on recycling contaminated soil
Sustainability

Opportunity to piggyback on recycling contaminated soil

Victoria’s new soil-washing plant will let construction firms reuse polluted earth, easing landfill pressure as infrastructure demand rises.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 9th May 2026
Paving Hawaiian roads with recycled plastics and abandoned fishing nets
Sustainability

Paving Hawaiian roads with recycled plastics and abandoned fishing nets

Hawaii is testing whether roadbuilding can reduce landfill pressure by turning marine debris and household plastic into asphalt without extra shedding.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Sat, 28th Mar 2026
Win for thin asphalt pavement design and construction
Road Safety

Win for thin asphalt pavement design and construction

Transport agencies now have clearer evidence to cut early cracking risks and better match thin asphalt pavement design with real-world performance.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sun, 8th Mar 2026
Ground investigation boosted by lab and field geotechnical data
Digital Transformation

Ground investigation boosted by lab and field geotechnical data

Ground investigation teams can now cut manual re-entry and share lab results faster as Seequent links field and laboratory workflows.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Sat, 28th Feb 2026
Roads – Seven year repeatable life extension to worn out pavement
Asset Management

Roads – Seven year repeatable life extension to worn out pavement

A cost-saving runway treatment has delayed major resurfacing for Whangārei Airport, with the pavement still safe after six years of wear.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Thu, 5th Feb 2026
Rubber hits the road in South Island trial
Local government

Rubber hits the road in South Island trial

Residents in Glentunnel could see New Zealand’s first rubber road next January as Selwyn District weighs a trial using recycled tyres.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 19th Nov 2025
Building capacity and breaking new ground
Disaster Recovery

Building capacity and breaking new ground

Residents face safer homes and roads as Hawke’s Bay Regional Council races to deliver a GBP £125 million flood programme after Cyclone Gabrielle.

By Staff Writer • 8 min read • Tue, 23rd Sep 2025
Call to action if contractors are to survive
Jobs

Call to action if contractors are to survive

Confidence in New Zealand’s civil construction sector has slumped, with only 16 percent of firms expecting a positive outlook amid fewer projects.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Sun, 17th Aug 2025
Plunge in business confidence
Jobs

Plunge in business confidence

Only 16 percent now have a positive outlook, as a lack of work and uncertainty threaten jobs across New Zealand's civil construction sector.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Mon, 4th Aug 2025
Bipartisanship at Investment Summit ‘encouraging’
Data Analytics

Bipartisanship at Investment Summit ‘encouraging’

Shared support from major parties at the New Zealand Infrastructure Investment Summit has raised hopes for a steadier project pipeline.

By Staff Writer • 2 min read • Sun, 16th Mar 2025
Wellington deserves better water network governance
Procurement

Wellington deserves better water network governance

Ratepayers could face continued delays and higher costs unless Wellington’s water managers stop blaming others and fix governance failures, Civil Contractors New Zealand says.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Wed, 5th Mar 2025
Oman Design & Build Week 2025 in the Middle East
Smart Cities

Oman Design & Build Week 2025 in the Middle East

Developers and buyers will gather in Muscat for a three-day construction, design and property event at the Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre.

By Staff Writer • 1 min read • Sun, 16th Feb 2025
JAPAN BUILD 2024 Expands International Presence for its 9 th Tokyo Edition
Smart Cities

JAPAN BUILD 2024 Expands International Presence for its 9 th Tokyo Edition

More than 560 exhibitors from around the world will help draw 34,443 visitors to Tokyo Big Sight, signalling stronger global demand for building tech.

By Staff Writer • 5 min read • Mon, 9th Dec 2024
The case for concrete roads
Climate change

The case for concrete roads

A new report says concrete could cut whole-of-life road costs by 17% and reduce maintenance, especially on busy freight routes.

By Staff Writer • 4 min read • Tue, 19th Nov 2024
Education reforms risk crippling infrastructure workforce
Labour

Education reforms risk crippling infrastructure workforce

The civil construction sector warns a planned vocational overhaul could worsen skills shortages unless industry training and standards stay intact.

By Staff Writer • 3 min read • Wed, 2nd Oct 2024
Construction activity to fall after reaching peak
Disaster Recovery

Construction activity to fall after reaching peak

Activity in the sector is set to return to 2020 levels as post-Covid demand eases and residential consents settle lower.

By Staff Writer • 6 min read • Sun, 18th Feb 2024
Could a bridge or tunnel work across the Cook Strait?
Supply Chain

Could a bridge or tunnel work across the Cook Strait?

A fixed link could cut the crossing to 40 minutes, but a Cook Strait tunnel would cost about NZD $50 billion and stretch funding to breaking point.

By Staff Writer • 11 min read • Wed, 14th Feb 2024

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UK patent filings slip as EPO applications top 200000
EduTech

UK patent filings slip as EPO applications top 200000

UK patent filings drop 3.3% after three years of growth as EPO applications pass 200,000 for the first time, led by US, Germany and China.

By Kaleah Salmon • 4 min read • Wed, 25th Mar 2026