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Mission Statement:
“To promote the fellowship of members and enhance the image and professionalism of quarrying in New Zealand.”
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Higgins operates several quarries including Waiouru

Winstones show off their new CAT 775 Dumpers at Hunua Quarry

(Field Trip, Oct 2009, Auckland)

Jan 2008 HG Leach & Sons Tirohia Quarry, near Thames.

Blackhead Quarry, Dunedin

Stevenson's Specialist Heavy Engineering Workshop , Auckland

(IOQNZ Auckland Field Trip June 2009)
IOQNZ JUNE NEWSLETTER

Features:
  • President's Notes
  • IOQ Branch Meetings
    • Waikato- Bay of Plenty Field Trip to Swap' and Winstone' Quarries
    • OTago Southland Field Trip to new Forsyth Barr Stadium and Logan Point Quarry
    • Waikato/Bay of Plenty v Auckland Golf Tournament
    • Northland brnach meeting with ExITO presentation
  • Transfield Services news
  • Kopu (Coromandel) Bridge
  • Learning to Blast at Stockton Quarry
  • Diamond Drilling at Golden Bay
  • Rocktec secure Australian Contract
  • Crane Sales
  • Job Opportunity at TransDiesels Christchurch

HISTORY SECTION



The first phase of the History section has been completed

Past Conference Papers from 1969 are now available to view to all current IOQ members.

Example:
Economics Of Quarry Development
by Sir William Stevenson (KBE) 1969


Others available - History Section

Taylors Lime - Dunback Quarry
Tauhara Quarry, Taupo
(Conference 2004)
Aerial photo of Winstone Aggregates Hunua Quarry Processing Plant
Portable crushing at Jack's Point, Queenstown
Perry Aggregates Ngaruawahia Quarry
(Field Trip 2005)
Cutting Oamaru Stone with latest hydraulic saw at
Parkside Limestone Quarry
See June 2008 Newsletter
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