191 results found for 'bridge'
Bridges “are like works of art”
3 Dec 2025
This award-winning bridge engineer, elite athlete and mother of three (including twins!) explains her choice of field, what drives her and how she’s helping other engineers.
“Re-wilding” the waterways
22 Jan 2025
Northland Regional Council’s Otiria-Moerewa spillway and bridge flood mitigation project highlights how engineering can be a catalyst for positive change for people and places.
More than a quick fix
10 Apr 2024
For many New Zealanders, 2023 was a year when the weather gods turned toxic, unleashing floods and pummelling critical infrastructure. That made it a demanding year for engineers, called on in the aftermath of disaster to find a solution to the impassable bridge or broken highway. But engineering emergency fixes is a perennial requirement of the job and, often, the clock is ticking. Loudly.
New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company
10 Apr 2019
The New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company made a significant contribution to Allied efforts on the Western Front. Their work was diverse, skilled and often dangerous and included counter-mining, communications and bridge construction.
Newmarket Viaduct
5 Sep 2017
The first Newmarket Viaduct, constructed between 1962 and 1966, was a vital link near the start of Auckland’s Southern Motorway and was the largest prestressed concrete bridge in New Zealand at the time.
New Zealand Innovations
19 Feb 2026
New Zealand engineers are world-leading innovators. From fast boats to a prefabricated bridge design – here are some of our best engineering inventions.
Management committee
11 Nov 2025
Meet the management committee of Bridge Engineering Technology Society (BETS).
Leading questions: Andrew McMenamin
5 Feb 2025
New Fellow Andrew McMenamin FENgNZ CPEng has been a structural engineer for nearly 30 years, and while he started his career in Aotearoa, he was first chartered in the United Kingdom nearly 20 years ago. Most of his career has focused on infrastructure projects, and he's worked on structures including the Auckland Harbour Bridge, London’s Marylebone station and two huge projects involving a viaduct on the London Overground railway and a series of bridges in Buckinghamshire.
Parnell Rise Railway Bridge and Viaduct
3 Feb 2026
Basalt piers astride Parnell Rise in central Auckland, constructed in 1865-1866, tell the story of the city’s first and much beleaguered rail project.
Engineers' Stories – Kiriana Andrew
11 May 2023
Tropical Cyclone Gabrielle was an historic event, causing widespread damage and the tragic loss of 11 lives. Kiriana Andrew of WSP tells us about her involvement with bridges in the Hawkes Bay region in the wake of Cyclone Gabrielle.
