Watch this video and be informed about the changes in the infrastructure asset management industry in the last couple of years. Theuns Henning (IDS CEO) shared how the IDS project has adapted with the flexibility to these changes mentioning the Central Otago District Council as an example. David Fraser (IDS Board Chairperson) …
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This is a very interesting narrative of the infrastructure management achievements that IDS has accomplished in the last 18 years of working with New Zealand local authorities and asset management practitioners. Sharing these success stories are Theuns Henning (IDS CEO) and David Fraser (IDS Board Chairperson). David shared …
You probably know that IDS has been part of New Zealand's successful implementation of infrastructure management. How knowledgeable are you on how Infrastructure Decision Support operates in practice? You've got to watch this video and know more about IDS' actual work. Theuns Henning (IDS CEO) and David Fraser (IDS Board …
Watch this video and the discussion of the business model, the vision of Infrastructure Decision Support and the characteristics that make it stand out. David Fraser, Chairperson of IDS and Theuns Henning, IDS CEO are the resource persons in this video. In this 5-minute video they discuss the following: Enabling asset managers …
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Inframanage.com features a new video series - New Zealand's success story in infrastructure asset management, the Infrastructure Decision Support Project. Ross Waugh of Inframanage.com hosts and moderates the Infrastructure Decision Support interviews, and speaking for IDS is David Fraser, Chairperson of the IDS Board and …
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More car enthusiasts in New Zealand will soon be driving the latest Tesla Model 3. The American electric car company announced the car model's availability in additional countries, including New Zealand, in 2017. With USD 35,000 as the starting price, the Tesla Model 3 could be a good choice for my next car, which I plan to replace …
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A very Happy Christmas and New Year to all of our clients and readers. Thank you for your support and readership throughout 2015. 2015 has been a very satisfying and busy year for us – particularly the last few months. We as a team are all on our Christmas holiday/vacation now – but we want to take this opportunity to wish you …
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Back in March 2015, the Fairfax Stuff Website published an article citing Mercer's 2015 Global Quality of Living Index and outlining that Auckland was rated as the third highest in the world. Auckland is the only city in the Southern Hemisphere in the top five. Wellington rated 12th, behind Sydney at 10th. …
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It has been a long time between blog posts on this blog, so I thought I would provide a quick update. The first half of 2015 has been very busy for the Waugh Infrastructure team, with a range of client projects associated with: General infrastructure asset management,Asset Management Plans,Asset management information systems …
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In April 2015, Dr. Natalie Jackson, New Zealand's preeminent research demographer, gave a presentation hosted at the Waugh Infrastructure Management offices in Timaru to an audience of New Zealand local government transportation and water utility engineers and Waugh Infrastructure Management staff. The presentation provided an update …
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It has been a busy year at Waugh Infrastructure Management, and we are now all on holiday over Christmas and New Year. Our office will reopen on the 5th January 2015. I just wanted to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy Christmas. Ross …
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It has been a sport in the media the past few years to bag Christchurch City Council on occasion. For something different, here is a compliment instead of a complaint. Today I have found myself with a few hours on my hands in Christchurch and needed a quiet place to work - I chose the Christchurch City Council Fendalton …
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New Zealand continues to be very highly ranked in international surveys for liveability, to do business, and as a nice place to live - such as the 'safest country in the world' ranking this blog noted in 2013 The latest is the HSBC Expat Survey which was reported in the New Zealand Herald today. The HSBC survey ranks New …
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