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Meet this year’s champion excavator operators

This year’s CCNZ CablePrice National Excavator Operator Competition will see an incredible level of competition, with two previous national champions returning to compete for the 2020 title.

Downer’s Neil Tau wins Manawatu Regional Excavator Operator Competition

Downer’s Neil Tau emerged victorious in this year’s CCNZ CablePrice Manawatu Regional Excavator Operator Competition.

Action man Ben Jones is Wellington’s new excavator champion

Upper Hutt’s Ben Jones was named the Wellington and Wairarapa region’s champion excavator operator following a battle of earth, steel and wits at the Civil Contractors New Zealand CablePrice Regional Excavator Operator Competition on Saturday 29 February.

Competition finds Waikato and Bay of Plenty’s top excavator operators

Strong final day performances helped Waikato’s Mike Bowe and Bay of Plenty’s Brandon Crowley scoop their respective regional titles at the Waikato and Bay of Plenty Regional Excavator Operator Competition.

VIDEO: Highlights from the 25th National Excavator Operator Competition

See the action from the 25th National Excavator Operator Competition, held at Manfeild Park in Feilding from 15-16 March 2019.

Riki Lum wins 25th national excavator competition

Riki Lum was named the winner of the National Excavator Operator Competition at an awards dinner on Saturday night following two days of intense competition against the country’s regional champion excavator operators at Central Districts Field Days in Feilding.

Meet our National Excavator Operator Competition finalists

New Zealand’s ten champion regional excavator operators will board their excavators and battle it out at the 25th annual National Excavator Operator Competition, held at Central Districts Field Days in Feilding from 14-16 March 2019.

Manawatu digger driver to take on NZ’s best

Palmerston North man Jim Beamsley will don his hard hat and climb into the cab of a 12-tonne digger next week when he represents Manawatu at the National Excavator Operator Competition in Feilding.

Toomer-Reti takes second Auckland REOC title

Jason Toomer-Reti of ICB Retaining & Construction was named the Auckland region’s best excavator operator last night after an intense three-day competition against more than thirty of Auckland’s top excavator operators.

New and improved Taranaki REOC a hit

The Taranaki CCNZ Branch delivered its first Regional Excavator Operator Competition in seven years on 11 November.

Auckland excavator operators compete for glory

More than thirty of Auckland’s best excavator operators will pour tea, slam-dunk basketballs and even navigate an egg and spoon challenge with their massive machines at the Regional Excavator Operator Competition this weekend.