Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau

09/10/2026

As the 10-year anniversary of the 7.8 Kaikōura earthquake approaches in November, engineering experts reflect on the response, reconnecting communities and putting research into subsequent practice.

Read the article >> https://www.engineeringnz.org/news-insights/moving-mountains/

06/10/2026

Time to put consensus to the test.

With campaigns launched and hoardings up around the country, the election period is properly underway. We'll be keeping a close eye on the campaign trail to see whether the consensus shown at the Big Infrastructure Debate can survive the rigours of electioneering.

The temptation of short-term political wins at the ballot box by making unrealistic infrastructure promises diverts attention and resources away from vital maintenance and upgrades to existing assets, and can cause major delays or cancellations to existing projects. This can ultimately lead to critical infrastructure failures with devastating effect for the New Zealand public.

One way or the other, we have heard every major political party substantially agree that we must work together to try take the politics out of infrastructure.

The National Infrastructure Plan has given us the blueprint. Politicians have already shown the willingness and consensus to deliver it. Now is the time to turn words into action and remove the politics from infrastructure.

22/09/2026

Electrical engineer Kate Macdonald has been working to increase the number of women choosing engineering since she was at university.

Find out what drives her, and why she’s a strong advocate for flexible work >> https://linkshor.tr/6Nxutx

19/09/2026

As Te Wiki o te Reo Māori comes to a close, today’s theme, Te Reo Tuku Iho, is about carrying te reo Māori forward – from one generation to the next, and from this week into the everyday.

Te Wiki might be one week of celebration, but the kōrero doesn’t have to stop here. Keep your te reo momentum going – in public, at mahi and with the people around you. Whether you’re using a new kupu, sharing a mihi, joining a waiata or continuing your learning, every step helps te reo Māori to flourish.

Looking for a way to continue your learning and kōrero?

Te Mana Kiwi South Pacific Professional Engineering Excellence and Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau are bringing you He kura nā Rātā, He kura pūkaha, a two-day wānanga at Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on 19–20 May 2027.

Save the date for your opportunity to immerse yourself in te reo Māori, while hearing and sharing perspectives that celebrate Māori leadership, engineering ingenuity and innovation.

Ako atu >> https://linkshor.tr/NBnrQx

18/09/2026

Get to know Janine Burling, Emerging Talent Program Lead at Downer.

Find out what changes she's witnessed in the profession over time, what she enjoys about her role and the opportunities it creates for developing the pipeline of future talent.

Take five >>

Take five with Janine Burling, Emerging Talent Program Lead at Downer New Zealand. Find out what changes she's witnessed in the profession over time, what she enjoys about her role and the engineering behind her hobby of building miniature Christmas villages every year.

17/09/2026

Is steel the hardest material to design? For four decades, Dr Charles Clifton CNZM DistFEngNZ has helped shape the way Aotearoa designs and builds with structural steel.

In this episode of HERA's Stirring the Pot series, he shares how steel went from a forgotten material to a construction standard in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Listen to the kōrero >>

We're having a kōrero with Dr Charles Clifton, a civil engineer and University of Canterbury graduate who started HERA's structural steel division in 1983 and spent four decades rebuilding steel's place in Aotearoa New Zealand's construction industry.

16/09/2026

How could te reo Maori be used in your mahi?

Today’s Te Wiki theme, Te Reo i te Wāhi Mahi, is about bringing te reo into everyday professional life – not just on special occasions, but in the moments that make up our working day.

A mihi to open a meeting. A new kupu on a sign. A waiata shared with colleagues. A kōrero with a customer or the way you welcome someone into your workplace. Small moments can make a big difference to how te reo is seen, heard and used.

At Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau, we’re learning too. Some of our kaimahi are taking te reo Māori lessons in-house to build our knowledge and confidence together. Our kupu commitment is another way we’re putting te reo into practice – using 18 kupu in place of their English equivalents across our communications, plus the Wonder Project have their own additional 10 kupu commitments.

So, what kupu could you bring into your own working day?

Get some ideas and inspiration >> https://linkshor.tr/tAfosB

13/09/2026

Whakanuia te Wiki o te Reo Māori – celebrate Māori Language Week!

This year’s focus, Te Reo Towns, celebrates the communities that keep te reo Māori alive and are helping it flourish.

Today’s theme, Te Reo i te Wāhi Tangata, is about bringing te reo Māori into the places we live, work and connect. For kaipūkaha (engineers), that includes the towns, buildings, spaces and infrastructure you help shape.

Across the motu, towns and cities will come alive with celebrations, performances, markets, parades and other events that put te reo front and centre.

There are plenty of ways for you to get involved – head along to an event in your local hapori, join a celebration, or take in the te reo Māori you hear and experience around you.

To honour te reo Māori and Te Ao Māori, our Auckland and Waikato branches have organised events. Register now via comments.

How will you celebrate Te Wiki in your hapori? https://linkshor.tr/KbQyt1

10/09/2026

Bariz Shah was in prison when he realised he wanted to pursue a career in engineering.

Find out more about his journey into engineering and how he went from being a child refugee, to feeling deeply connected to Aotearoa. >> https://linkshor.tr/2eXudm