Quarrying & Mining magazine

21/01/2025

https://quarryingandminingmag.co.nz/technology-cant-shoot-it-cant-live-without-it/

Aunty Netta explains what every society whatever end of the world, up there or down here, relies on in common – technology. As long as you know how to use it. There are many differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres – time, languages, seasons, traditions, and politics. We inhabit...

21/01/2025

https://quarryingandminingmag.co.nz/wetland-or-minefield/

When the National Environmental Standards for Freshwater (NES-F) were passed in 2020, the wetland provisions felt like a hospital pass of a hand gr***de to the quarrying and mining industry. By Mike Doesburg, Partner, and Emma Burns, lawyer at Wynn Williams. The NES-F now seems like a minefield, whi...

19/01/2025

Facts, not emotive slogans, should be used to determine where mining can take place here, says Straterra CEO Josie Vidal.

18/01/2025

Rebecca Finlay has been nominated by Anthony Warren, the quarry manager at Portland Cement, for a 2023 Q&M Tomorrow's Leader Award ...

17/01/2025

Brendon Burns visits the country's largest stormwater project and explains one of the project's tunnelling milestones to date ...

16/01/2025

Coyote or tunnel blasting practice was a great way to get a great amount of rock broken for operations in remote areas.

16/01/2025

A sea of yellow hi-vis will be evident across Fulton Hogan New Zealand sites today as the organisation continues to lift its health and safety performance. Fulton Hogan Chief Executive, Ben Hayward, says the change from orange to bright yellow safety clothing signals an important move in the way Ful...

15/01/2025

Tait Hoby and Louise Ford from Atkins Holm Majure provide an overview of the Environment Court’s recent decision on Royal Forest & Bird ...

14/01/2025

In this article, Helen Atkins and Louise Ford of legal firm Atkins Holm Majurey look at a recentcouncil level resource consent decision regarding sand mining at Pakiri, North Auckland. They also provide an overview of the proposed Conservation Management Processes Bill that the Department of Conserv...

14/01/2025

Dylan Kelcher talks with Q&M about his rise and recognition within the industry through his career with Road Metals.

12/01/2025

https://quarryingandminingmag.co.nz/need-technical-help-call-mike/

Mike Chilton regards himself as the Technical Help Desk for AQA members; and he’s wanting you to use him more. After completing a mining engineering degree in home-town Sydney, Mike has added 18 years working in the NZ quarry sector including seven years as the AQA’s Technical Adviser. He’s he...

11/01/2025

https://quarryingandminingmag.co.nz/wetlands-revisions-a-win-but-no-champagne/

In early December 2022, the Government’s revised regulations on wetland development were gazetted. It was a win for the quarry sector led by the AQA, but CEO Wayne Scott says there was no case for popping corks. “Councils began interpreting the initial rushed regulations to mean that no developm...

10/01/2025

Mike Doesburg, Partner, Wynn Williams, looks at stone, sand and streamlined approvals. The Covid-19 Recovery (Fast-track Consenting) Act 2020 (the Act) was a short-term measure implemented to stimulate the economy following the pandemic The sped-up consenting process that it introduced has largely b...

09/01/2025

There is a lot of uncertainty at this moment in time, but one thing can’t be argued, the importance of the aggregate industry to our national health. By Andy Loader, First Rock Consultancy. There has been a lot of talk recently about the supply of natural sand in the Auckland...

09/01/2025

Originally published by Stevenson on 13 November 2024 Our journey from best-guess to research-driven edge protection Safety bunds are an essential part of any surface mining and quarry operation but how safe are they? In March 2020, a subcontractor tragically died in an accident when the articulated...

08/01/2025

Aunty Netta explains what every society whatever end of the world, up there or down here, relies on in common – technology. As long as you know how to use it. There are many differences between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres – time, languages, seasons, traditions, and politics. We inhabit...

07/01/2025

The Government’s new vision for the minerals sector aims to increase national and regional prosperity, provide the minerals needed for new technology and the clean energy transition, and double the value of minerals exports. Resources Minister Shane Jones launched a draft strategy for the minerals...

07/01/2025

Andy Loader, First Rock Consultancy. We in the extractive industries understand the vital need for aggregates; with the average usage being approximately eight to 10 tonnes per head of population per year. Yet, we have been our own worst enemies in some ways, with our reluctance to give out informat...