Aug 16, 2018 | Careers, Press Releases
When someone learns the skills to drive a big, expensive piece of farm machinery, a whole world of opportunity opens up. As but one example, my son is off to Western Australia again shortly, as our workload here in central Southland eases off with the arrival of...
Aug 16, 2018 | Press Releases
David Kean Rural Contractors NZ president You may have seen this recent headline story: Tractor driver had worked almost 200 hours in the fortnight leading up to his death and followed a WorkSafe prosecution. A court heard that In October 2016, a worker for a Waikato...
Aug 16, 2018 | Press Releases
I’m a committed Southlander but even I would accept it takes a bit to pull in 40 people to a meeting on a frosty winter’s evening down here. So it was with a recent meeting in Winton of Zone 4 of Rural Contractors NZ. We had 40 members (or staff of...
Aug 16, 2018 | Press Releases
New RCNZ president David Kean with deputy Helen Slattery and outgoing president Steve Levet The new presidential team leading Rural Contractors New Zealand (RCNZ) says the organisation plays an invaluable role educating and up-skilling contractors and promoting...
Aug 16, 2018 | Press Releases
New Zealand’s agricultural contractors opened their wallets and raised more than $33,000 for Wellington Free Ambulance during their annual conference, which was held in Masterton 26-28 June. Rural Contractors New Zealand (RCNZ) is the industry body that...
