News

Thanks to all those who put their names forward for election onto the NZGS committee this time round – it was great to see such a large number of people keen to help out.  Thanks also to those who took the time to vote.  Not…

Seminar on Assessment Objectives and Principles and Secondary Structural and Non-Structural Elements The Seismic Assessment of Existing Buildings (the Guidelines) provides a technical basis for engineers to carry out seismic assessments of existing buildings within New Zealand. The Guidelines support seismic assessments for a range…

The Volume 19, December 2016 issue of the International Society for Rock Mechanics News Journal is now online on the ISRM website. Since 2012 the ISRM has distributed the News Journal to all members in electronic version, and prints copies which are available at their…

Dear Members The NZGS will hold its Annual General Meeting on Wednesday  6th September 2017 in Christchurch at  Stantec (formerly MWH), Hazeldean Business Park, 4th Floor, 6 Hazeldean Road, Addington, Christchurch, 8024. Full notice of the AGM will follow closer to the date, however, the…

  An online tutorial providing instruction on the design of passive rockfall protection structures is now available on the IPENZ website. This tutorial covers structures such as rockfall fences and embankments that act to reduce the effects of falling rock on people and infrastructure. The…

We are pleased to announce two new geotechnical modules as part of the Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Practice series.  This is a joint MBIE and NZGS document and has been published as Building Act section 175 guidance. The two new modules are: Module 5: Ground improvement…

We are very sorry to announce that Richard Jardine did not make it to Wellington from Auckland, as the airport has been closed due to the fog.  All remaining flights coming into Wellington this evening were cancelled about an hour ago.  Our event planned for…

The NZGS has made submissions to the Ministry of Building, Innovation & Employment on the Building (Earthquake-prone buildings) Amendment Act 2016. You can read our short submissions here: Submission on the methodology to identify earthquake prone buildings Submission on the regulations  

A bumper December edition of NZ Geomechanics News should now be in your mailbox.  If you haven’t received it within the next week please contact secretary@nzgs.org as we may have an out-of-date address for you. Geomechanics News is now also available on our website here…

The 20th national symposium of the New Zealand Geotechnical Society is pleased to open the call for abstracts. The symposium aims to provide rigorous discussions that consider the inherent risks of dealing with variable subsurface conditions, and the regulatory, ethical and practical challenges associated with…