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Quarry materials front and centre of draft Critical Minerals List
The nation’s quarries say to include what they produce in a draft list of minerals critical for the New Zealand economy recognises that nothing happens without them. Aggregate & Quarry Association (AQA) CEO Wayne Scott says while many other nations import quarry...
Quarries want faster not worse environmental outcomes
The quarry industry, which provides the foundations for every New Zealand building and road, says it does not want to see further degradation of the environment. Aggregate & Quarry Association CEO Wayne Scott today told Parliament’s Environment Committee which is...
Now we have the tools, let’s use them
The quarry industry says a new GNS Science study, showing where rock and sand resources exist in five major centres, should kick-start planning nationwide to secure these areas to support New Zealand’s future development needs. The Aggregate & Quarry Association...
Rock ready to roll under new minerals strategy
Quarries delivering rock, aggregate and sand - already by far the nation’s largest mineral producers - will be amongst the first to benefit from the sector’s new strategy. Resources Minister Shane Jones today announced a Draft Minerals Strategy to use the resources...
Awards recognise mining and quarrying stars
A West Coast geologist, an Auckland lab manager, and a kaiārahi and environmental compliance manager were celebrated as the stars of mining and quarrying at industry awards given out today in Hamilton. Celebrating diversity and inclusion, Straterra, AQA, and MinEx...
Fast-track needs quarries to achieve desired progress
The Government’s fast-track for resource consenting will provide some of the desired progress for New Zealand if quarries are among the list of approved projects. In welcoming the Government’s announcement and legislation, Aggregate & Quarry Association (AQA) CEO...
The sands of time are running out
Auckland ran out of sand for construction before Christmas and the quarry industry head says urgent interim fixes are needed to avoid further shortfalls impacting building and roading projects across the upper North Island. Aggregate & Quarry Association (AQA) CEO...
Quarries must figure in efforts to expand wetlands
The Government needs to include quarries as well as farmland in fresh considerations of using wetlands to absorb carbon, says the Aggregate & Quarry Association (AQA). A Cabinet paper just released says New Zealand is relying too much on planting exotic forests to...
Let quarries remove shingle for flood protection, not abandon homes
Forest & Bird is calling for rivers to be allowed to flood and people living near them funded to move away while refusing to support a much simpler, less expensive option, says a quarry industry leader. Newshub last night reported some Hawke’s Bay people are...