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COVID-19 Alert Level 3: What travel is permitted
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 29, 2020 12:52 PM
One of the consistent questions I have been getting is what travel is and isn’t allowed under Alert Level 3.
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Monday to Friday, 8 - 5 doesn't get the best out of employees with Tony Harrison
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 29, 2020 12:22 PM
Urban Connection Director Tony Harrison joined us to look at how a good work-life balance for staff and managers contributes to improved business outcomes.
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How to return to work in the construction industry during COVID-19 with Jon Harper-Slade
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 23, 2020 1:54 PM
We caught up with Jon Harper-Slade, GM Health and Safety Innovation for CHASNZ to look at the implications of the new COVID-19 protocols on the construction industry.
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COVID-19 Alert Level 3 - what it means for consulting and engineering businesses
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 20, 2020 4:15 PM
We now know the exact date that we will reduce to COVID-19 Alert Level 3.
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An online quiz led Mathew Waghorn to engineering
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 14, 2020 10:15 AM
ACE New Zealand 2018 Student Award winner Mathew Waghorn talks to us about the benefits of winning the award and what life's like as a recent engineering graduate.
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Raye Powell believes we now have a more sophisticated understanding of the value of women in engineering
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 14, 2020 8:58 AM
Waitangi Wharf on the Chatham Islands was near the end of its structural life and required a significant redevelopment. Raye Powell was part of the team which constructed a 163m long breakwater, reclaimed 9,500sqm of land and redeveloped the commercial and fishing wharves making a massive difference to the port and the lives of the people on the Chathams.
Raye Powell was the design lead for the upgrade which won gold at the 2019 ACE Awards. The Memorial Park Alliance comprised of New Zealand Transport Agency, HEB Construction, Downer, Tonkin + Taylor, and AECOM.
Associate Director in the Civil Infrastructure Division at AECOM, Raye sat down and spoke to us from the Islands where she was checking-in to see how the wharf was doing.
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Fast track: a year’s worth of digital change in three months with Andrew Maher
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 09, 2020 9:00 AM
We caught up with Aurecon's Chief Digital Officer, Andrew Maher about how COVID-19 has accelerated digital transformation at an alarming pace.
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Two key components for a new way of doing business - people and work, with Andrew Read
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 08, 2020 11:32 AM
Many businesses are currently defining what "business as usual" means as New Zealand battles with COVID-19. Christchurch-based electrical engineering firm Pedersen Read director Andrew Read shares the lessons he learned from the Christchurch earthquakes and how he focused on his businesses priorities.
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Making the best out of working from home during the COVID-19 lockdown - with Kathryn Jackson
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 08, 2020 11:31 AM
Kathryn Jackson supported businesses as they returned to 'normal' after the Christchurch quakes. A performance coach at Careerbalance and author, Kathryn says, like the quakes, the COVID-19 lockdown means almost all of us are working from home. She describes these challenges and how we can make the best out of the situation.
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Covid-19 wage subsides for businesses
Posted by Kristin Gillies · April 02, 2020 12:47 PM
Since moving to COVID-19 Alert Level 4 in Aotearoa, the government has changed the way employers apply for a wage subsidy.