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Engineering Grant Grows Research, Outreach, Media
Wednesday, 14 June 2023, 12:03 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Five projects that support a thriving engineering profession have been funded from a pool of $100,000 in the inaugural round of the Engineering New Zealand Foundation Grant Programme. The recipients are: · Elizabeth Stewart for research about engineers’ ... More >>
Engineers Welcome Review Of Fire Regulations
Thursday, 18 May 2023, 3:07 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers NZ welcome the Government’s commitment to looking at building regulations that apply to higher-density housing following the Loafers Lodge fire. Chief Executive ... More >>
Engineering Worth Up To $18b A Year To Economy
Monday, 3 April 2023, 10:41 am | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand has released a report showing engineering contributes between $14.6 and $18.1 billion a year to New Zealand’s GDP – and that we will need almost 2,500 more engineers every year just to keep up with demand. The report by PwC shows ... More >>
Glen Cornelius To Lead Engineering New Zealand
Friday, 24 March 2023, 1:08 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Glen Cornelius FEngNZ CPEng has been elected the new president of Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau. “As President, I will ensure the Engineering New Zealand Board and members benefit from my proven leadership and extensive governance skills,” ... More >>
Engineers Welcome Revised Seismic Hazard Model
Tuesday, 4 October 2022, 11:32 am | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand Chief Executive Dr Richard Templer welcomes the release of the revised National Seismic Hazard Model, saying it provides much deeper scientific knowledge about the shaking hazard presented by earthquakes in New Zealand. The model, ... More >>
Unqualified Student Engineer Receives Maximum Fine
Friday, 13 May 2022, 6:24 am | Engineering New Zealand
A student engineer who lied on her CV and misrepresented herself as a chartered professional engineer has received the maximum fine available under Engineering New Zealand’s membership rules, and has been convicted in the District Court on 38 ... More >>
Engineer Fined For Misleading Report
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 11:26 am | Engineering New Zealand
Christchurch engineer Mike Wilton was fined and ordered to undergo supervised professional development after providing a consulting report containing misleading statements and which misused another engineer’s signature. Mr Wilton was asked to prepare ... More >>
Engineer Of 230 High Street Removed From Register
Friday, 29 April 2022, 10:18 am | Engineering New Zealand
A Disciplinary Committee has found engineer Joo Cho to be “incompetent” in his design of a Christchurch office building at 230 High Street, which failed to comply with the Building Code. Mr Cho of Seismotech Consulting Ltd was a chartered professional ... More >>
Tim Fisher Becomes President Of Engineering New Zealand
Friday, 1 April 2022, 10:40 am | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau is delighted to confirm Dr Tim Fisher’s appointment as its new Board President. Tim has served on Engineering New Zealand’s Board for four years, most recently as Deputy President. He is the Managing Director ... More >>
Engineering New Zealand Welcomes Regulatory Change
Thursday, 24 March 2022, 4:09 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand welcomes the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s announcements on changes to the way engineers are regulated. The introduction of mandatory registration and licensing will assure the public that all practicing engineers ... More >>
Engineers Fined For Flawed Masterton Buildings
Monday, 13 December 2021, 7:04 am | Engineering New Zealand
A Disciplinary Committee has upheld two complaints relating to six Masterton building designs deemed inadequate. Engineer Kevin O’Connor has been censured and fined, for negligence relating to his involvement in signing PS1 producer statements for ... More >>
Clarity On Vaccinations In Engineering Sector
Thursday, 21 October 2021, 5:38 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand, the Association of Consulting and Engineering (ACE) New Zealand and CEAS are calling for employers in engineering and professional services to identify working environments that are ‘high risk’ for COVID-19 transmission ... More >>
MBIE Backs Yellow Chapter For Seismic Assessments
Wednesday, 29 September 2021, 3:49 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand welcomes the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s release of the findings of the C5 evidence project. The Seismic Assessment of Existing Buildings (2017), or ‘Red Book’, is a mandatory set of technical guidelines for ... More >>
Tauranga Engineer Struck Off
Tuesday, 6 July 2021, 2:04 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand has upheld a complaint by Tauranga City Council against engineer Bruce Cameron relating to residential property developments in the Tauranga area between 2015 and 2016. Most of the services Mr Cameron provided were to do with ... More >>
Engineer Censured For Process And Communication Failures
Wednesday, 17 March 2021, 10:55 am | Engineering New Zealand
An engineer has been censured for providing engineering services that did not meet the standard expected of a Chartered Professional Engineer and Chartered Member of Engineering New Zealand. The Disciplinary Committee said the engineer, whose firm ... More >>
Engineering New Zealand Selects New CE
Tuesday, 8 September 2020, 11:19 am | Engineering New Zealand
Richard Templer will be the new Chief Executive of Engineering New Zealand. Engineering New Zealand President Colin Crampton says Richard, who’s currently Chief Executive of Manawatū District Council, stood out as a collegial leader who knows how to get ... More >>
Christchurch Engineer’s Behaviour “falls Well Short”
Thursday, 27 August 2020, 12:54 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Christchurch engineer Joseph McGirr has been suspended for failing to act professionally. Mr McGirr faced two separate complaints concerning his behaviour as a professional. The first related to him being convicted of drink driving for a third time within ... More >>
Engineers And Architects Take A Giant Step Forward
Thursday, 20 February 2020, 2:25 pm | Engineering New Zealand
This morning was a momentous occasion for the New Zealand architecture and engineering industries. It marked the official launch of the Diversity Agenda Accord – a public commitment made by CEs and business owners of leading industry firms, to achieving ... More >>
Engineering NZ upholds complaint about tuk-tuk design
Tuesday, 14 January 2020, 7:21 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand upholds complaint about tuk-tuk design Engineering New Zealand has upheld a complaint against Wellington engineer Dick Joyce concerning design and certification of tuk-tuks. In September 2016, Mr Joyce signed Inspection Certificates ... More >>
Engineering New Zealand upholds complaint about house design
Tuesday, 19 November 2019, 1:55 pm | Engineering New Zealand
Engineering New Zealand has upheld a complaint that an engineer’s design for an architecturally designed house did not meet the standard reasonably expected from a Chartered Professional Engineer and a Chartered Member of Engineering New Zealand. More >>
