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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...
Aggregate News – December/January 2024
Aggregate News – October/November 2023
Rock Our Future school competition – 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...
Aggregate News – August/September 2023
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...
Aggregate News – June/July 2023
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...
Christchurch post-quake model for climate and infrastructure needs
More than 600 people from NZ and overseas gather at Christchurch’s convention centre this week for the first QuarryNZ conference since the city’s earthquakes. Aggregate & Quarry Association CEO Wayne Scott says it’s another milestone in the city’s rebuild and...
Not in my backyard heard around the quarrying world
Quarries around the world face communities who resist having one in their backyard while demanding increased supply, an international quarry meeting in Queenstown heard today. New Zealand’s Aggregate & Quarry Association (AQA)is hosting our first meeting of the...
ABOUT QUARRYING IN NEW ZEALAND
USING AGGREGATE
Aggregates are the most consumed bulk product in the world after water. New Zealand uses 9-10 tonnes of aggregate every year for each adult and child.
BUILDING NZ
To build an average house, you need about 250 tonnes of aggregate - for use in concrete, asphalt, mortar and building products.
OUR COMMUNITY
The quarry industry is committed to working alongside local communities and follows stringent planning, environmental and operating conditions.