YGP Wellington Symposium In October we hosted the Wellington YGP Symposium. The symposium included a total of 14 young geotechnical professional delegates from across the industry, including geotechnical engineering, engineering geology and contracting. Presentations included design and construction case studies, thesis and research topics, and…
ABOVE Auckland Branch: Evening talk “City Rail Link’s 32m deep Karanga a Hape Station (Karangahape) Design and Construction” Auckland The Auckland Branch have been supporting and organising a number of events recently, with the highlight being the increase of in-person attendance and the opportunity to…
The President’s Medal is awarded for commitment to Engineering New Zealand and the engineering profession. It can be awarded to an individual or a group. The Gold Medal is awarded to a senior engineer and the Silver Medal to an emerging professional. This Year the members…
Welcome to our new committee members Liam Wotherspoon University of Auckland I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Auckland. I have held an academic position in the department since 2009 and have taught a number…
Report for New Zealand – June 2022 You will recall from our last update that NZGS is bidding to host the 16th ISRM International Congress in 2027. This is ISRM’s flagship event and occurs every four years. A little like the Olympic Games, potential host…
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…
A state of constant change As Christmas approaches we look back on a year of changes, and can no doubt look forward to many more! Key changes affecting NZGS this year have included a new Committee and Chair, a change in the Editors, loss of…
Thank you and Farewell to Past Committee Members Tony Fairclough Tony Fairclough stepped down as a member of the NZGS National Management Committee (NMC) on 30 September 2021. Tony, who was elected to the NMC during the 2010 election process, has provided eleven years’ service…
Prof. Paul Marinos passed away in Athens on 9 October 2021, after being awarded the title of the Honorary President of the International Association of Engineering Geology and the Environment (IAEG) at the 3rd European Conference of the IAEG on October 8th. Prof Marinos was…
Dick received a BE Civil (Hons) and a BSc in Geology at Canterbury University in the early 70’s going on to spend most of his career as an engineering geologist with GNS but in later years with the private sector. In the early 80’s he…
