See the latest News Release from EQC:   National landslide database invaluable asset to New Zealand A new database for landslides will become an invaluable asset for any organisation involved in planning housing and infrastructure in New Zealand, says EQC’s Chief Resilience and Research Officer…

Engineering New Zealand have just released their consultation document making the case for significant changes to CPEng, with particular implications for geotechnical practitioners. NZGS has given feedback on this draft, and Engineering NZ is now looking for broader feedback from their members. This is a…

Today MBIE released a report developed by a group of experts including NZGS members. You can read the full report here: Seismic Risk and Building Regulation in NZ – For Release Along side the release of the document, Jenni Tipler (MBIE Engineering Manager) noted, “The…

Applications are now open for the NZGS Young Geotechnical Professionals (YGP) Representative. This is a great opportunity to get involved with and contribute to the NZGS, as well as interacting with the wider NZ geotechnical community. Young Professionals are those members of the NZGS aged…

UPDATE: NZGS is pleased to announce that full funding is available to sponsor attendance at the 7iYGEC in Sydney in 2021. Further to the call for abstracts issued a few weeks ago, NZGS are delighted to offer sponsorship for its young members to attend the…

Following our call for expressions of interest in February I’m delighted to announce that the NZGS management committee has selected Andreas Giannakogiorgos and Ananth Balachandra to represent us on two important technical committees. These committees are preparing updates to the National Seismic Hazard Model and…

Dear NZGS Members The Organizing Committee and NZGS are pleased to confirm that the NZGS 2020 Symposium is to be held (as planned) in Dunedin. Thank you for your participation in our online poll, which demonstrated a strong preference for an “in-person” Symposium in Dunedin….

Engineering NZ and ACE New Zealand have asked for feedback from the geotechnical community on their plans to improve the producers statement forms. They have already collected feedback from individual ENZ members with an online survey, and are now looking for feedback from technical societies. NZGS…

NZGS and the BOKS working group have now completed the draft version of the Professional Engineering Geologist (PEngGeol) Body of Knowledge and Skills (BOKS) and would like feedback from NZGS members on the draft document. This document defines the core knowledge and skills that a…

Introduction  The New Zealand Geotechnical Database (NZGD) is an online database that provides a searchable repository for new and existing geotechnical information. The NZGD is primarily aimed at providing more efficient access to geotechnical information. It can also be used for more strategic purposes such…