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04-08-21

Mark Stringer wins the JW Ridley Geomechanics Paper Award 2021

- Ross Roberts

JW Ridley was the first chair of the “New Zealand National Society for Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering” which later became NZGS. He was also the first recipient of the NZ Geomechanics Award, for which he gave a lecture on The Ec...

03-30-21

New YGP roles announced

- Ross Roberts

The NZGS management committee is delighted to announce three new Young Professional representatives. Earlier this year we asked for expressions of interest for three new roles representing each of the three international societies. The NZGS is the af...

03-17-21

Geotechnical Engineer – Christchurch City Council

- Olivia Gill

When you join the Christchurch City Council you’ll be getting involved first hand and working to shape the future of this city, our communities and environment. As well as working with awesome people within the organisation, you’ll find m...

03-06-21

Senior Geotechnical Engineer – GWE Consulting Ltd

- Olivia Gill

GWE Consulting Ltd is a niche provider of bespoke geotechnical, 3 waters and land development engineering services throughout New Zealand. The company has enjoyed strong growth in recent years, in line with our strategic plan. We have recently reloca...

02-12-21

SESOC / NZGS Piling Specification – Consultation and Feedback

- Ross Roberts

Dear SESOC and NZGS Members, As most of you are aware, during late 2019 a Panel of Experts was jointly appointed by the SESOC and NZGS National Management Committees to review and update the Auckland Structural Group (ASG) “Piling Specification” ...

02-03-21

Proposed mini-conference – A low emissions future for geotechnics

- Ross Roberts

Call for expressions of interest The NZGS is planning to run a series of short local mini-conferences in June or July this year with the aim of identifying how the geotechnical sector can play its part in meeting our national targets for greenhouse g...

12-23-20

Technical Director – Geotechnics (Wellington)

- Olivia Gill

This an opportunity to join a highly regarded consultancy with offices nationwide in a regional geotechnics lead role. The remit of the role will be: Establish a Wellington / Lower North Island geotechnical team presence and grow the team as appropri...

12-10-20

Australian Geomechanics Special Edition – female geotechnical professionals

- Ross Roberts

Australian Geomechanics is the journal of the Australian Geomechanics Society (AGS). Published quarterly, it includes a selection of quality peer-reviewed papers with a particular focus on topics relevant to Australasia. The AGS is planning to produc...

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...