Branch Meetings

The NZGS has seven branches that facilitate a range of technical presentations in the geo-engineering and associated fields, site visits and social events for local and national practitioners. Branch meetings provide opportunities for networking and technical debate.

Our branches: Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin

Biannual Symposium

The NZGS organises a technical symposium every two years. 

The next symposium scheduled for 4 – 5 September 2008 will have the theme “Soil-Structure Interaction – From roles of thumb to reality”.  Submission of papers are now invited.

The last symposium was held in February 2006 in Nelson, with the theme "Earthquakes and Urban Development".  Link to proceedings and/or proceedings for purchase.

ANZ Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference

The 8^th ANZ Young Geotechnical Professionals Conference will be hosted by New Zealand and will be held in Wellington in November 2008.  Click here for more details.

NZGS Sponsored Workshops

The NZGS is committed to continuing professional development and education of its members.  This is in part achieved by sponsoring technical workshops lead by nationally and internationally renowned specialists.  New workshop opportunities will be notified as and when topics and speakers become available.

Working Groups

Working groups are established to develop guidelines aimed at streamlining practice in areas in which new research is available, that may be technically challenging, or in which there may be a wide range of approaches. The objective is to present recent research and best practice in a form that can be readily understood and applied by practitioners.

download the working group guideline

Seismic Design Working Group
Maximising Access to GI Data in NZ