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ANZ2023: 14th Australia and New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics

ANZ2023: 14th Australia and New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics

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…

From the Chair

From the Chair

The 2023 extreme weather events The beginning of the year was marked with the significant weather events that affected many areas across the upper North Island.  Rainfall recorded over the summer of 2023 in parts of the North Island broke all-time records, with the February…

From the Chair

From the Chair

The end of year is that special time when the mind kicks into reflection mode, thinking about what went well and not so well in the past year, and planning for what comes next. In NZGS we do that a bit earlier, in our Annual…

From the Chair

We have already flown through the first half of 2022, and despite the challenges of the domestic and international environment, the geotechnical industry in New Zealand continues to do well. Investment in infrastructure remains strong and based on New Zealand’s first-ever long-term infrastructure strategy that…

Proposed Slope Stability Guidance Modules

An Update Introduction  MBIE and the New Zealand Geotechnical Society have produced six Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Guideline Modules covering a range of geotechnical topics. However, these do not specifically address slope stability. In 2019 the NZGS management committee agreed to start work on a seventh…

From the Chair

Kia ora koutou I am deeply honoured, and it is with great pleasure that I address the New Zealand Geotechnical Society members through this corner for the first time, as the newly elected Chair of the Management Committee. I have taken over the role from…

NZGS Symposium 2021

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: Eleni Gkeli and Ross Roberts opening the Symposium. Morning of Thursday 24 March – The main event begins!! The first online keynote speech by Sissy Nikolaou. MBIE and the Geotechnical Module update project panel answer the questions of the delegates. The…

Upcoming NZGS Course in Design and Construction Techniques in Soft Ground

Upcoming NZGS Course in Design and Construction Techniques in Soft Ground

Course objectives and outcomes This one-day course, developed and organised by NZGS, will provide an introduction to the essential components of soft soil engineering. The course will include an overview of the theory of the behaviour of soft soils and design criteria. Attendees will develop…