There has been lots happening in the YGP space over the last few months. Firstly, I want to acknowledge Helen’s work as the previous YGP representative. Helen has done an amazing job in the role, which, amongst many other things, has included organising the regional…
Introduction In July of this year, 480 geotechnical professionals from New Zealand, Australia, and further afield (16 countries were represented!), headed to tropical north Queensland for the 14th Australia and New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics. New Zealand had a good presence at the conference, with…
Once again we had a great range of photos submitted, and a record number of entries for which we thank you very much. It’s great to see the range of places we work, the things we see and the weird things that appeal to some…
In October 2019, a spectacular landslide destroyed nearly 300m of State Highway 4 at a remote site near Te Ore Ore, about 20km south of Raetihi in the central North Island. The slip caused major disruption to the local community and to goods and tourist…
