| 3 September 2010 |
| PDP working with NZTA on SH 20 - Waterview Tunnel Project |
| PDP has been engaged in a consortium to assist NZTA for work related to the construction in Auckland of the proposed $1.4 billion Waterview Connection from State Highway 20 to State Highway 16.
The project includes construction of twin 2.4km long tunnels under residential areas. By providing specialist geological, groundwater flow and land settlement advice related to the ground investigations for the tunneling, PDP will assist NZTA through the tender process for selecting construction consortia in 2011.
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| 9 July 2010 |
| Health and Safety Update: Winter 2010 |
| Welcome to the first edition of the PDP Health and Safety Update. As winter gets underway, it is important to consider how the weather can affect the work that we do. In addition to making for uncomfortable working conditions, icy, wet or windy weather can create serious hazards when working outdoors. Always check the weather before heading to site, but remember New Zealand frequently sees four seasons in one day so plan for all weather and reassess the hazards if conditions do change! Download the full newsletter below: |
Health and Safety Update: Winter 2010
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| 17 June 2010 |
| Andrew Sussex and Family Safe and Well In Kyrgyzstan |
| We have received word from Andrew that they are safe and well, and were not in Osh when the violence broke out. Osh the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, where Andrew has been living for the past couple of years with his family; the city is currently in major trouble with interethnic fighting. Andrew is a 10 year veteran of PDP, on long-term leave to work in Kyrgyzstan as an engineer with volunteer organisation ATIK. We are all relieved to hear that they are safe, and send our best wishes. |
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| 27 April 2010 |
| Mercury Inventory for New Zealand 2008 released by MfE |
| PDP was contracted by the Ministry for the Environment to prepare an inventory of mercury in New Zealand from natural and anthropogenic sources, and to make an assessment of the relative environmental impact of mercury-containing lamps.
More information and the full report can be found on the Ministry for the Environment website: www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/waste/mercury-inventory-new-zealand-2008/index.html |
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| 16 March 2010 |
| PDP Assist with Development of National Environmental Standard |
| PDP’s Dr Graeme Proffitt has assisted the Ministry for the Environment with the Proposed National Environmental Standard (NES) for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil and is currently touring New Zealand with representatives from Ministry for Environment to discuss the draft standard and to encourage submissions. If you would like to discuss how this new NES might affect your site or project please get in touch.
See: www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/land/draft-methodology-deriving-soil-guidelines/ |
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| 26 February 2010 |
| PDP Race Round Taupo |
| Congratulations to the PDP team who completed the Great Lake Relay round Taupo last weekend. 12 runners completed the race in 15 hours, 14 minutes and 11 seconds. |
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| 24 December 2009 |
| Christmas greetings from all at PDP |
| Wishing you a happy and safe holiday, and all the best for 2010! |
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Christmas greetings from all at PDP
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| 16 November 2009 |
| PDP Annual Prize in Engineering Hydrology Awarded |
| PDP has a tradition of supporting academic achievement and the development of knowledge in the environmental field. One of the ways we do this is through the annual Pattle Delamore Partners Engineering Hydrology Prize. The 2009 winner, Julie Min Zou was awarded her $2000 prize recently at the prize giving on 13 November. This prize is awarded annually to a top student in Engineering Hydrology at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland. PDP sponsors this prize to encourage engineering students towards a career in water engineering and to reward excellence in this field. |
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PDP Annual Prize in Engineering Hydrology Awarded
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| 13 November 2009 |
| PDP is now a PDP! |
| We are pleased to announce that PDP has been successful in attaining IPENZ Professional Development Partner (PDP) status. Professional Development Partners undertake to support the development of engineers, particularly in relation to their registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer. Our PDP status has been awarded for a period of a full three years. IPENZ have advised that this period is only awarded to those applicants that have the highest standards in place. This endorsement recognises our ongoing commitment to the support and development of our people in their careers. |
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| 27 August 2009 |
| Marfell Park Environmental Investigation Report Released |
| The report on PDP's environmental investigation into the potential contamination at Marfell Park in New Plymouth has been released. Contaminants concentrations in soils sampled from the surface and at depth were found to be low and are considered to present a minimal risk to park users. The full report is available on the Taranaki Regional Council's website, it can be downloaded from this page: www.trc.govt.nz/environment/waste/marfell.htm |
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| 3 August 2009 |
| PDP Mapua audit report released by Minister for the Environment |
| PDP's audit report on the remediation of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site in Mapua was released on Friday 31 July by the Minister for the Environment, Nick Smith. The press release from the Minister's office that accompanied the report can be read here: www.beehive.govt.nz/release/audit+report+step+forward+mapua
The full audit report is available on the Ministry for the Environment website: www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/hazardous/audit-remediation-mapua/index.html |
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| 10 July 2009 |
| PDP provides sampling plan for investigation of dioxins at Marfell Park, New Plymouth |
| PDP's sampling plan for Marfell Park is provided on the Taranaki Regional Council website at: www.trc.govt.nz/environment/pdf/marfell/marfellplanjuly09.pdf |
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| 23 June 2009 |
| PDP Director Graeme Proffitt called in to help with New Plymouth contamination |
| "New Zealand's foremost expert in the investigation and clean-up of contaminated sites has been called in to check out Marfell Park after the shock discovery of dioxins. Environmental consultant Graeme Proffitt has been asked to lead a sampling and testing programme at the former New Plymouth municipal dump site..." Read Article |
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| 11 June 2009 |
| New PDP website launched |
| It’s been a long time coming, but we are now pleased to announce the launch of our new website. We hope that you will find it informative and attractive—we’re sure you’ll agree it is quite an improvement. Please let us know if there is any information that you were expecting to find here that we haven't included, or if there are any glitches that have made it through our extensive QA/QC process. |
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