Mark Stringer wins the JW Ridley Geomechanics Paper Award 2021
JW Ridley was the first chair of the “New Zealand National Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering” which later Read More
New YGP roles announced
The NZGS management committee is delighted to announce three new Young Professional representatives. Earlier this year we asked for expressions Read More
SESOC / NZGS Piling Specification – Consultation and Feedback
Dear SESOC and NZGS Members, As most of you are aware, during late 2019 a Panel of Experts was jointly Read More
Proposed mini-conference – A low emissions future for geotechnics
Call for expressions of interest The NZGS is planning to run a series of short local mini-conferences in June or Read More
Call for expressions of interest – International Society Young Professional Coordinators
The NZGS is the affiliated organisation in New Zealand of the International Societies representing practitioners in soil mechanics (ISSMGE), rock Read More
Australian Geomechanics Special Edition – female geotechnical professionals
Australian Geomechanics is the journal of the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS). Published quarterly, it includes a selection of quality peer-reviewed Read More
Gavin Alexander
I am very sorry to share with you that our former Chair and NZGS Life Member, Gavin Alexander, passed away Read More
New life member – Gavin Alexander
I am pleased to announce that former NZ Geotechnical Society Chair Gavin Alexander has been nominated for Life Membership of the NZGS to Read More
Engineering NZ propose significant changes to CPEng – feedback requested
Engineering New Zealand have just released their consultation document making the case for significant changes to CPEng, with particular implications Read More
Rethinking Seismic Risk in the Building Control System
Today MBIE released a report developed by a group of experts including NZGS members. You can read the full report Read More