When Holcim took over operations of the Kiwi Point Quarry in Wellington last year it turned to the Porter Group to upgrade the site’s frontline equipment.
The projected life of the country’s biggest gold-mining operation is stretching ever further into the future. Hugh de Lacy profiles the huge Macres mine.
He has had a long working life of hard toil, industry service and setting high standards, but at 64 veteran aggregate producer Bruce Taylor shows no signs of easing up.
Hugh de Lacy checks out an old family quarry firm that is as iconic as crayfish in the South Island settlement of Kaikoura.
Aggregate Industries in the UK initiated a ‘Go look and see’ programme to improve safety in poor visibility during the winter with tasks carried out at the end of shifts.
Rates are rising despite a steady official cash rate set by the Reserve Bank and Bernard Hickey from interest.co.nz explains why.
Extract from the prime minister’s Statement to Parliament earlier this year relating to mineral resources.
Gavin Riley reports on the Power Conference held in Auckland where the state collier argues our natural resources as under-valued and under-used.
Holcim welcomes first Hyundai
Digging for gold
Taylored for the job
Kaikoura icon
Sharing good practice
Interest rates rising
Unlocking our potential
Coal for the taking