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Unpleasant
Environment Fails Elderly, Says Engineer
December 2004
We have failed a large section of our community by providing
an environment that is unpleasant, and provides low accessibility to an
increasing proportion of the community - the elderly, says Steve Abley,
Chairman of the Canterbury Branch of IPENZ.
A
house fit for a snail wins IPENZ award
Thursday, 9 December 2004
St John’s Hill Primary School used the skills of
an engineer to build homes for their snails.
Blockhouse
Bay Primary kids win IPENZ award by designing their own playground
Wednesday, 8 December 2004
Blockhouse Bay Primary looked no further than their own
senior syndicate, dubbed the Kawakawa Kids, to design their own playground.
Swiss
Choose Hamilton Engineering Flood Package
Thursday, 2 December 2004
New
membership agreement for IStructE in New Zealand
Monday, 29 November 2004
IStructE (UK) signed a reciprocal membership agreement
with the Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ) recently.
Brett Williams appointed Director – Learning and Assessment - Tuesday, 23 November 2004
Obituary:
Emeritus Professor Robert (Bob) Park OBE,
Dist FIPENZ 1933 - 2004 - Tuesday, 16 October
2004
Earthquake
technology good for New Zealand says IPENZ
Thursday, 21 October 2004
IPENZ
supports Electricity Commission’s new initiative
Monday, 18 October 2004
Auckland
students win prestigious international competition
Tuesday, 12 October 2004
Andrew Clark – appointed IPENZ Engineering Practice Manager - Thursday, 7 October 2004
Canterbury and Otago engineers urged to become business leaders - Thursday, 16 September 2004
Battling commuter traffic has it’s upside - 15 September 2004
Kiwi shows the UK how to walk the walk - 6 September 2004
Trips
and parking surveys crucial to land development
Thursday, 2 September 2004
Speech
by Hon Harry Duynhoven Challenges in Road Safety
Monday, 6 September 2004
What
keeps society moving now, and 20 years from now?
Answer: Traffic engineers and transportation planners
Tuesday, 31 August 2004
Engineers the winner on the day - 30 August 2004
Building Industry Performance
Improving says IPENZ
Tuesday, 24 August 2004
NZ
needs more power generation – and fast, says new study
Thursday, 19 August 2004
ACENZ Future Leader 2004 - 16 August 2004
Marlborough
and Nelson engineers enjoy annual clash
Tuesday, 3 August 2004
IPENZ Fellow retires after 32 years at Canterbury University - July 2004
National Historic Heritage Workshop -19 July 2004
Lower Karori Dam a significant work
Wairarapa Tour combines fun with technical visits
Funding to identify engineering skill gaps - 14 July 2004 2004
IPENZ
President Tours Central North Island Branches
Thursday, 24 June2004
Waikato and Bay of Plenty engineers prepare for the next natural disaster - 19 July
IPENZ supports changes to
the government transport sector
- 17 June
IPENZ Sponsors Sustainability
Conference – 7 – 9 July 2004
South Island engineers
prepare for the “big one”- 30 May
Keep doors open on hydro power says IPENZ -
15 June
Engineering over medicine to help people, says
IPENZ Waikato scholarship winner - 15 June
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IPENZ reviews critical
issues facing NZ’s economic growth
- 2
June 2004
Overhaul R&D Funding for CRIs and Universities says IPENZ
- 2 June
Industry in NZ lacks capability
to take-up R&D opportunities
- 2 June
IPENZ says infrastructure
stocktake lacks substance 19 May
Living in Space - IPENZ
Lecture - June 10 (Don Pettit, NASA)
Professional development over money- 29 April
Kiwis
need to understand the link between economic prosperity and quality of
life- 19 April
Engineers as Leaders - Challenge
for New IPENZ President -13
April
Energy after Aqua - Engineers call for sustainable alternatives 1 April
NZ Faces Fuel Supply Issue –
With or Without Project Aqua
- 30 March
Glenn Fawcett winner - IPENZ Young Engineers Awards 2004 Supreme Technical Awards
Five new Distinguished Fellows
IPENZ elects New Fellows
Communication Award
Environmental Award
Innovation AwardStudent Design Award
2004 President's Award winner2004 Professional Commitment Award
NZ
Engineers mourn the passing of Dr. William Pickering
18 March
National
Historic Heritage Workshop Call for Papers
8 March
NZ
Engineering Champions Sustainability Debate
3 March IPENZ
Newnham Lecture by Hunter Lovins, and be the keynote speaker at the
IPENZ
convention later this month in Christchurch.
Natural
capitalism: leading American advocate
to give free lecture in NZ - 25 February
Convention
highlights Creative and Environmental Sectors
- 10 February More
convention details.
Traffic
Man out to make the streets safe for walking
- 16 February
Abley is a senior traffic engineer at Gabites Porter Consultants.
Fiona
Gavriel new Director–Operations for IPENZ
- 9 February
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