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Industry should be less reliant on Govt
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 1:47 pm | IPENZ Engineers NZ
IPENZ believes Governments $700 million R&D fund for New Zealand’s food and pastoral industries is necessary and valuable but thinks the sector should take greater responsibility to ensure its future viability and growth. More >>
PPP Steering Group toothless unless Act changed
Thursday, 7 February 2008, 4:32 pm | IPENZ Engineers NZ
IPENZ believes Government plans to investigate building the Waterview Connection in Auckland’s Western Ring Route by setting up a public private partnership (PPP) Steering Group will have their hand tied unless the Land Transport Management Act ... More >>
Working together earns Bayswater School prize
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 10:42 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
A Bayswater School students’ project to design and build an adventure playground area won the school a merit at the 2007 Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards. More >>
Collaborative efforts win engineering award
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 10:23 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
A Browns Bay School students’ project to design and build a fitness trail for physical fitness won the school a merit at the 2007 Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards. More >>
Education Gazette won engineering journalism award
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:42 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
New Zealand Education Gazette editor John Gerritsen won the Award for Excellence in Engineering Journalism at last night’s New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards at TE PAPA, Wellington. More >>
Fiji Renewable Energy Project Wins NZ Award
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:39 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
Fiji Renewable Energy Project Wins at New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards The first major renewable energy project to be built in Fiji for over 25 years was announced a winner at the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards at TE PAPA in ... More >>
Te Rarawa Son Takes NZ Engineer of the Year
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:36 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
Te Rarawa son Tyrone Newson was announced winner of the 2007 New Zealand Engineering Excellence (NZEE) Awards New Zealand Young Engineer of the Year at TE PAPA in Wellington last night. More >>
New Plymouth Man Engineering Entrepreneur Of Year
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:33 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
New Plymouth Businessman Wins NZ Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year New Plymouth businessman Peter White-Robinson FIPENZ won the New Zealand Engineering Entrepreneur of the Year at last night’s New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards at TE PAPA, ... More >>
Ak Engineer Recognised For Engineering Leadership
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:30 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
Auckland engineer Ian Parton was presented the William Pickering Award for Engineering Leadership at the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards last night at TE PAPA, Wellington. More >>
Taupo Wood Processor Wins At NZ Engineering Awards
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:26 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
Taupo Wood Processor Wins at New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards A Taupo-based wood processing facility took out the Sustainability & Clean Technology category at the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards last night. Tenon Ltd’s Taupo ... More >>
Transpower Supreme At 2007 NZ Engineering Awards
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:22 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
A project that improved the security of electricity-supply to South Island homes and businesses earned electricity supplier Transpower the 2007 New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards Supreme Winner Award. More >>
Makatote Viaduct Claims Two NZ Engineering Awards
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:19 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
The Makatote Viaduct received an early birthday present when it was announced the winner of two New Zealand Engineering Excellence Category Awards at TE PAPA, Wellington last night. More >>
Kupe Project Steers ONTRACK To Engineering Success
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:16 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
A device that tracks the position of rail maintenance vehicles and suburban trains around the country from a Wellington-base was awarded the New Zealand Engineering Excellence Information & Communication Technology Award at TE PAPA in Wellington ... More >>
Watercare Services Picks Up Engineering Honours
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:13 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
Auckland’s Watercare Services Ltd Picks Up Two Engineering Honours New Zealand’s largest wastewater treatment plant received two awards at the 2007 New Zealand Engineering Excellence Awards at TE PAPA in Wellington last night. Watercare Services Ltd’s ... More >>
Schools dominate Neighbourhood Engineer Awards
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 2:52 pm | IPENZ Engineers NZ
Two Auckland schools' technology projects won the 2007 Transpower Neighbourhood Engineers Awards. More >>
Engineering can support at risk properties
Friday, 13 July 2007, 12:44 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
The wild weather events this week has prompted the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) Chief Executive Dr Andrew Cleland to say that the insurance industry needs to reflect the real cost of insuring at-risk properties. More >>
IPENZ President Tours South Island Branches
Monday, 11 June 2007, 1:33 pm | IPENZ Engineers NZ
The Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) President Jeff Jones will tour IPENZ branches in the South Island this week. More >>
IPENZ welcomes Queen's Birthday Honours
Monday, 11 June 2007, 9:38 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
IPENZ Chief Executive Dr Andrew Cleland congratulated its Members whose contributions to the engineering community were acknowledged in the Queen's Birthday Honours. More >>
Drastic Change Needed to Achieve Climate Goals
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 9:33 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
Cutting CO2 emissions will be difficult without a complete national commitment, the extent of which should not be underestimated says Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) Chief Executive Dr Andrew Cleland. More >>
IPENZ Reality Check for Plan to Curb CO2 Emissions
Wednesday, 23 May 2007, 9:31 am | IPENZ Engineers NZ
While the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) is pleased to see both major political parties committing to global management of risk in respect of climate change, its Chief Executive Dr Andrew Cleland says that a reality check ... More >>