AGGREGATE & QUARRY ASSOCIATION

Industry Group chalks up half century

Media Article 29/10/2019

The Aggregate & Quarry Association (AQA) is celebrating its 50th anniversary. “it’s a milestone and demonstrates the stability of the industry and its importance for New Zealand,” says AQA CEO Wayne Scott.

PDF

BACK TO NEWS PAGE
RECENT MEDIA RELEASES

Roadblocks removed for quarry sector

May 29, 2025

The quarry sector is pleased its concerns have been heard about existing RMA national directions stymying access to the rock and sand resources needed to build homes and roads. Aggregate and Quarry Association (AQA) CEO Wayne Scott says he’s relieved to see today, the...

Immediate RMA reform needed to avoid quarry material shortages

March 25, 2025

The quarry industry warns of shortages and rising prices of foundation materials for housing and infrastructure due to at least two more years of delays in obtaining consents under the Government’s RMA reforms. Aggregate and Quarry Association (AQA) CEO Wayne Scott...

Awards celebrate women in mining and quarrying

March 20, 2025

A water management engineer and an alluvial gold assistant mine manager, both from the South Island’s West Coast; a Waihi principal metallurgist; and a health and wellbeing manager from Blenheim are the four winners of the mining and quarrying industry awards...

RECENT MEDIA ARTICLES

Rock Our Future school competition – 2023

October 6, 2023

Schools from Northland to Otago are among the winners in the AQA’s Rock our Future school competition for years 5-8 in 2023. This year’s brief was for students to show three everyday uses of aggregate along with an explanation. They were encouraged to visit a local...

People before prophets

November 9, 2022

Do people come before nature? It’s an age-old issue which comes into sharp focus as New Zealand grapples with climate change, large scale farming practices and urban expansion. I’m a staunch supporter of maintaining and improving our environment – but like most Kiwis,...

Rock our Future winners north and south

August 26, 2022

Children from an urban Auckland school and a rural Otago school are the winners of the Rock our Future competition for 2022. Twelve finalists were selected from over 100 entries, and delegates at the July QuarryNZ conference in New Plymouth voted, resulting in winners...