Geology – New Zealand Geotechnical Society

11-23-20

Gavin Alexander

- Ross Roberts

I am very sorry to share with you that our former Chair and NZGS Life Member, Gavin Alexander, passed away on 19th November 2020 after a battle with cancer, surrounded by his family. Gavin served on the NZGS management committee for a decade taking o...

11-19-20

National Landslide Database

- Sally Hargraves

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...

11-05-20

Engineering NZ propose significant changes to CPEng – feedback requested

- Ross Roberts

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 loo...

11-03-20

Rethinking Seismic Risk in the Building Control System

- Ross Roberts

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 Engineer...

08-13-20

NZGS YGP Representative – Applications Open

- Olivia Gill

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 Professi...

07-28-20

New life member – Gavin Alexander

- Ross Roberts

I am pleased to announce that former NZ Geotechnical Society Chair Gavin Alexander has been nominated for Life Membership of the NZGS to recognise his service to the Society in leadership roles over an extended period of time. Gavin has invested a...

07-27-20

NZGS Sponsorship – 7th International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference 2021

- Olivia Gill

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 atten...

07-09-20

Andreas Giannakogiorgos and Ananth Balachandra to represent NZGS

- Ross Roberts

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 com...

06-29-20

The NZGS 2020 Symposium is on!

- Ross Roberts

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-pe...

05-20-20

PEngGeol Body of Knowledge and Skills (BOKS) – DRAFT FOR COMMENT

- Olivia Gill

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 c...