We have been approached by the WasteMINZ Contaminated Land Sector Group with a proposal to set up a joint working group. Both societies have independently identified that we need to minimise the disposal of soil and similar engineering materials to landfill to improve the sustainability…
Two committees have been working hard for the past six months on updates to the NZ Ground Investigation Specification, and on the creation of a brand new NZ Earthworks Specification. These documents are now ready in draft format for member feedback. Consultation will close in…
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We have completed a major upgrade to the NZGS website to build in better security, future-proofed hosting, and a more intuitive editor. Most of the improvements are invisible to the every-day user, but we hope that you’ll enjoy the streamlined user interface and some of…
Our AGM will take place online on 27 September 2021, and this year we will be considering the following items: Confirming the minutes of the 2020 AGM Receiving the Chair’s report Receiving the Treasurer’s report Confirming the appointment of the new Management Committee (details in…
In August we announced the results of our NZGS election, and this new committee is due to be ratified at our AGM on 27 September (please make sure you’ve registered!). One of the successful candidates was John Scott, a long-time supporter of the NZGS management…
We are delighted to report that NZGS committee member Sally Hargraves has been appointed to the foundations working group of the committee that will revise NZS 3604:2011 Timber-framed buildings. Committee participation provides the opportunity to develop nationally accepted standards through a process of draft preparation,…
Our members may be interested in the new regular spot for Michelle Grant, President of SESOC, on RNZ nights. You can listen to the first episode here: https://www.rnz.co.nz/national/programmes/nights/audio/2018808971/engineering-in-an-earthquake-zone We’ll keep this post updated with future episodes.
NZGS management committee election I’m delighted to report that our election is now closed, and results are in. We had one of the strongest fields of candidates for years, giving you the difficult task of choosing between 11 really great people. As a result we…
The New Zealand Geotechnical Society Climate Change Symposium will take place on 30 September in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch and online. We are delighted to have confirmed some excellent key-note speakers for you and have received a great selection of presentation abstracts. We had a few…
