Civil Engineering stories
A looming shortage of 25,000 workers has prompted calls to widen recruitment, as women still make up less than 4 per cent of trainees.
A temporary bridge will keep traffic and utilities running at one of New Zealand’s busiest intersections as Auckland’s rail tunnel is dug beneath it.
Mergers can unsettle clients, making a clear bid strategy vital to reassure them on service, price and continuity after a takeover.
Freight on the Picton-Christchurch route could resume by year end as KiwiRail prioritises speed over looks in the Main North Line rebuild.
The bridge’s award haul underlines how a reclaimed Onehunga foreshore has reconnected locals with the sea while easing access across SH20.
The anniversary has sharpened calls for stronger rules on earthquake-prone buildings, after engineers warned facade failures can kill in a Wellington quake.
Students and researchers will move into a first-of-its-kind multi-storey timber building that could set a benchmark for earthquake-safe design.
The push could help fill 16,000 jobs over three years as an ageing civil workforce strains to meet New Zealand's infrastructure spend.
Around 500 delegates will compare lessons from the Kaikoura earthquake in Wellington as concern grows over building resilience to major quakes.
Flood-hit communities are being urged to plan for rising sea levels and more frequent extremes as experts warn current rules lag behind climate risk.
Building owners and insurers in New Zealand can now track structural risk in real time as Mainmark introduces STRAAM for damage assessment.
Road crews could trim roadside vegetation faster and with fewer traffic delays as the tractor-mounted system cuts around posts in seconds.
Water ingress and hidden corrosion are driving costly repairs and lawsuits across leaky buildings, from New Zealand to Canada.
Embedding Māori cultural values has helped the Auckland rail project secure only the second top sustainability rating awarded in New Zealand.
After the Canterbury earthquakes, the Isaac Theatre Royal was painstakingly rebuilt for NZ$40 million and reopened with major awards.
About 1,600 workers could be needed at peak on Auckland's City Rail Link, with hundreds of openings for people new to work or unemployed.
Auckland’s water supply project went 14 months without a recordable incident, after safety measures were adopted across the wider industry.
Freight deliveries across the South Island are set to resume sooner after the stranded train was shifted to make way for slip repairs near Kaikoura.
Opening of the Waterview Tunnel has slipped by up to three months as safety testing of its complex systems continues.
Mergers and acquisitions can unsettle clients, but a joint bid team can help reassure them and protect contract wins for the new company.
