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Hawke’s Bay and East Coast excavator operators chase national glory

Top excavator operators entertained hundreds of people at The Poverty Bay A & P show in Gisborne, digging deep in a battle to win the Civil Contractors New Zealand Hawke’s Bay East Coast CablePrice Excavator Operator Competition on 17-18 October.

Survey shows unacceptable abuse of road construction workers

Survey results released this week show the alarming amount of abuse, threats and violence directed at New Zealand’s roading workforce, with a high percentage of respondents reporting threats of physical assault in the past year and many feeling ‘at risk’.

Adam Plimmer - in construction for the long run

Adam Plimmer recently joined the CCNZ Executive Council, and the CCNZ team caught up with him to profile his career.

Best of the Bay's civil construction celebrated in Tauranga

Outstanding people and transformational infrastructure were celebrated at the 2025 Civil Contractors New Zealand Bay of Plenty Hynds Construction Excellence Awards on Friday night.

CCNZ submission: Tertiary Education Strategy

CCNZ was asked to make a submission on a draft Ministry of Education Tertiary Education Strategy.

Expressions of interest - CCNZ Technical Committees

CCNZ has recently completed a review of the purpose and structure of its technical committees, led by Tim Ford and the Technical Advisory Group (TAG). This group has been working on designing the most effective structure to support CCNZ’s future technical work programme. As part of this, CCNZ is now calling for expressions of interest from members.

New procurement rules a positive change

New Zealand’s civil construction industry has welcomed changes released today by Minister for Economic Growth Hon Nicola Willis that simplify government procurement and clearly set out what’s required from suppliers.

Canterbury Westland's supreme excavator operator crowned

Timaru local Sam Burleigh secured the title of Canterbury Westland’s top excavator operator after winning the Civil Contractors New Zealand Canterbury Westland CablePrice Excavator Competition at the Road Metals Quarry in Rolleston on Saturday.

Manawatū Whanganui infrastructure excellence recognised at industry awards

Exceptional projects futureproofing the Manawatū and Whanganui’s civil infrastructure and safeguarding essential transport links were celebrated at the Civil Contractors New Zealand Manawatū Whanganui Construction Awards on Friday night.

Bart Mulder joins CCNZ Executive Council

Bart Mulder joined the Civil Contractors New Zealand Executive Council following election at the 2025 Annual General Meeting.

Southland's top infrastructure projects and people recognised

Avalanche safety improvements for Homer Tunnel and two highly respected Southland foremen were among the exceptional projects and people celebrated on Friday night at the Civil Contractors New Zealand Southland 2025 Construction Awards.

Wellington Wairarapa civil infrastructure champions crowned

Outstanding civil construction projects and the people bringing them to life were recognised at the Civil Contractors New Zealand Wellington Wairarapa Construction Awards on Saturday night.

Waikato’s infrastructure projects and people celebrated at annual awards

Outstanding civil infrastructure projects from across the mighty Waikato – and the people responsible constructing and maintaining them – were celebrated on Friday night at the Civil Contractors New Zealand Waikato Branch Hynds Construction Awards 2025.

CCNZ Annual Report published

The 2025 Annual Report of Civil Contractors New Zealand was published today, at the Annual General Meeting.

Civil Contractors New Zealand 81st Annual General Meeting

The CCNZ 2025 Annual General Meeting will be held online at 4pm on Thursday 14 August 2025. Members should pre-register via the CCNZ website event page.

Infrastructure champions crowned at premier civil construction awards

New Zealand’s most exceptional infrastructure projects were celebrated at The CCNZ Hirepool Construction Excellence Awards on Friday, including a pioneering Kiwi-led hydroelectric plant in Vanuatu, high-stakes water infrastructure in Wellington, and emergency repairs on a rail bridge in Canterbury.

Awards honour civil construction leaders and training initiatives

New Zealand's civil construction industry has celebrated the outstanding achievements of leaders, innovators and groundbreaking staff development initiatives at the prestigious Z Energy People Awards and Connexis Civil Training and Development Awards in Tauranga.

Survey: Hope on the horizon for hard-hit civil construction industry

New research from CCNZ and Teletrac Navman reveals that despite a drop in industry confidence and an urgent need for clearer government project pipelines, the industry is focused on finding solutions.

Infrastructure industry converging on Tauranga to chart road to prosperity

The movers and shakers of New Zealand civil infrastructure construction will converge on Tauranga this week to discuss how to get the country's infrastructure pipeline back on track, explore good practice, and celebrate the best of the industry in the process.

Infrastructure projects coming to construction welcomed

Civil Contractors New Zealand welcomes the Government’s announcement of around $6b of work to reach the market by December but notes the importance of this announcement leading to the physical construction of projects.