QuarryNZ Conference 2025 – The Future is Now: Empowering the Next Generation of Quarry Professionals
CPD available
- For attending the conference (restricted) – 4 hours
- All plenary sessions including the technical workshop (unrestricted) – actual sessions attending up to 15 hours
- IOQ AGMs (1hr CPD) and AQA AGMs (30mins CPD)
PLEASE NOTE: Exhibitor draws Friday lunchtime – delegates are only eligible to win one prize, if your name is called out again then a redraw will commence.
Wednesday 9 July 2025
| 8:00am | Registration opens |
| 12:00pm | Lunch sponsored by Multotec in exhibition area |
| 12:00pm | Exhibition area opens |
| 1:00 – 1:30pm | AQA AGM (1/2 hour CPD) – Heaphy Room – Claudelands |
| 1:30 – 2:30pm | IOQ NZ AGM (1 hour CPD) – Heaphy Room – Claudelands |
| 2:30 – 4:30pm | Interactive Concurrent Sessions in exhibitors area |
| 2:30 – 4:30pm | Technical Session |
| 3:00pm | Afternoon tea sponsored by CablePrice (NZ) Ltd served in the Exhibition Area |
| 5:45pm | Make your way to the Terra Cat Welcome Dinner at Claudelands |
| 6:00pm | Crushing and Mining Supplies Pre-Dinner Drinks – Exhibition area, Claudelands |
| 7:00pm | Terra Cat Welcome Dinner – Heaphy Room, Claudelands |
| 11:00pm | Dinner concludes |
Thursday 10th July 2025
| 7:15am | Registration and Exhibition opens |
| 7:15 – 8:00am | Breakfast for delegates and exhibitors served in the Exhibition Area |
| 8:00 -8:10am | Welcome by the IOQ President |
| 8:10 -8:15am | Welcome by the AQA CEO |
| 8:15 -9:00am | Keynote Address: Hon Shane Jones, Minister for Resources |
| 9:00 -9:30am | Economic Update – Brad Olsen – Infometrics |
| 9:30-10:00am | National Infrastructure Plan – Geoff Cooper – New Zealand Infrastructure Commission (Te Waihanga) Sponsored by Prime Fluid Management |
| 10:00-10:30am | Morning Tea sponsored by CablePrice (NZ) Ltd served in the Exhibition Area |
| 10:30-11:00am | Paper 3 |
| 11:00-11:30am | Terra Cat presentation |
| 11:30-12:00pm | TDX Presentation |
| 12:00-1:00pm | Lunch sponsored by Multotec served in the Exhibition Area |
| 1:00- 1:30pm | Changes to Work Health and Safety in NZ – Francois Barton – CEO Business Leaders H&S Forum |
| 1:30 – 2:00pm | HHU address – Paul Hunt – WorkSafe |
| 2:00 – 2:30pm | Self Preservation from zero harm to 80 healthy years – Andrew Mahan |
| 2:30 – 3:00pm | Afternoon tea sponsored by CablePrice (NZ) Ltd served in the Exhibition Area |
| 3:00 – 3:30pm | The role of aggregate quality in concrete performance – Dr James MacKechnie – Allied Concrete |
| 3:30 – 4:30pm | Panel Discussion – Industry Legends – What changes have they seen in the quarrying industry Murray Francis (Road Metals Co Ltd), Eric Souchon (Leach Ltd), Tim Ross (C&R Developments Ltd) |
| 4:30 – 6:00pm | Real Steel Hard Rock Happy Hour – Exhibition area, Claudelands |
| FREE NIGHT |
Friday 11th July 2025
| 7:15am | Registration and Exhibition opens |
| 7:15 – 8:00am | Breakfast for delegates and exhibitors served in the Exhibition Area |
| 8:00 – 8:30am | Paving the path to sustainability – Water Management in Quarrying – Eoin Butcher – CDE Group |
| 8:30 – 9:00am | Future-proofing quarry operations: Embracing Digital Transformation – Kamil Puchalski – Pilbrow Surveying |
| 9:00 – 9:30am | MIMICO presentation |
| 9:30 -10:00am | Orica Presentation |
| 10:00 – 10:30am | Morning Tea sponsored by CablePrice (NZ) Ltd served in the Exhibition Area |
| 10:30-11:00am | 20 Years – 20 Lessons – Perspectives on Leadership – Clayton Hill – SLR Consulting Australia |
| 11:00 -11:30am | Paper 17 |
| 11:30 -12:00pm | EQUIP2 University – An industry knowledge bank – Bert Hart & Paul Thompson – Equip2 |
| 12:00 -12:30pm | Advanced technology & operational assistance enabling next generations to join the quarrying industry – Charles Malcolm – Liebherr |
| 12:30 – 1:45pm | Lunch sponsored by Multotec served in the Exhibition Area |
| 1:45 – 2:15pm | Update Resource Management Reform – Simon Court – Undersecretary for RM Reform |
| 2:15 – 3:30pm | Panel Discussion – RM Reforms and what they mean to the quarrying sector Bal Mathieson (Barrister – Richmond Chambers), Geoff England (Boffa Miskel), Dr Greg Severinson (EDS), Jo Gascoigne (Ministry for Environment) |
| 3:30 – 3:35pm | Invite to QuarryNZ Conference 2026 in Invercargill |
| 3:35pm | Conference concludes |
| 5:45pm | Make your way to the TDX Ltd Awards Dinner at Claudelands |
| 6:00pm | Pirtek Pre-Dinner Drinks, Heaphy Pre-function space, Claudelands |
| 7:00pm | TDX Ltd Awards Dinner, Heaphy Room, Claudelands |
| 11:00pm | Dinner Concludes |