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NZ Contractor magazine launched a page in 2016. The print edition of the mag dates back to 1976. We celebrate 50 years in business in 2026.
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NZ Contractor magazine is a monthly magazine published principally as a membership benefit for six industry association groups including Civil Contractors NZ, Aggregate & Quarry, Crane Association of NZ, Heavy Haulage NZ and Ready Mixed Concrete Association. The magazine is available in select retail channels and Koru lounges.

03/06/2026

Archive deep dive back to 2011- check out the Aveling-Barford grader pictures and article.

To read the article click link in our bio

Caption: Perhaps the strangest attachment offered by Aveling-Barford was this elevating conveyor belt designed for picking up windrowed material. Material is being deposited into another Aveling-Barford product, a shuttle dumper of about five cubic yards capacity.

02/06/2026

Our June 2026 magazine is out. Check out our cover advertiser- Terra Cat has chosen this new Cat 623 scraper owned by Manawatu based civil contractor Stringfellows for this space.

02/06/2026

Archive deep dive back to 2011- check out the Aveling-Barford grader pictures and article.

To read the article click link in our bio

Caption: One of the many attachments available for the 99-H was this bulldozer blade, an option which was fitted to some New Zealand machines. It made them quite useful for snow removal in winter.

01/06/2026

31/05/2026

Archive deep dive back to 2011- check out the Aveling-Barford grader pictures and article.

To read the article click link in our bio

Caption: Bringing down a bank was no problem for the all wheel drive capabilities of the Aveling-Barford 99-H. The A-B ‘Invicta’ horse logo sits proudly on the front of the frame. Noteworthy in this photo are the quaint headlights and the large steering ball joints on the front axle. The photo is dated 1952.

31/05/2026

CommentContractorFeaturePolicyPoliticsContractors and civil emergencies by Contractor MagFebruary 25, 2026 Share0 The end may be in sight for the exclusion of civil contractors from emergency management committees writes Hugh de Lacy. A hint that the government is at least considering adding civil c...

30/05/2026

Archive deep dive back to 2011- check out the Wooldridge scraper pictures and article.

To read the article click link in our bio

Caption: Last of Wooldridge’s motor scrapers and the smallest was the T-70 Cobrette. This particular example is shown in Curtiss-Wright markings as C-W carried the type over unchanged when they bought Wooldridge out. Under C-W ownership the machine was known as the model CW-28 and one example was imported into New Zealand.

30/05/2026

CablePrice advert from our archives- the year is 1978.

29/05/2026

Archive deep dive back to 2011- check out the Wooldridge scraper pictures and article.

To read the article click link in our bio

Caption: M-R-S 250 haul tractor towing a Wooldridge OS-300 scraper. The OS-300 had a struck rating of 40 cubic yards and was a true monster of its day. Wooldridge’s manufacturing agreement with M-R-S ended in 1958.

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