Report for New Zealand – October 2023 In October of this year I had the privilege of attending the 15th ISRM International Congress in Salzburg, Austria as country representative for New Zealand. Attended by over 1400 people, the Congress is ISRM’s flagship event and is…
ISRM Australasian Vice President Our current ISRM VP for Australasia Sevda Dehkhoda will come to the end of her term this year. The Australasian VP role is for a four-year term and is rotated between our two countries, with Australia taking two terms followed by…
Report for New Zealand – June 2022 You will recall from our last update that NZGS is bidding to host the 16th ISRM International Congress in 2027. This is ISRM’s flagship event and occurs every four years. A little like the Olympic Games, potential host…
Report for New Zealand – November 2021 The report addresses ISRM matters since the June 2021 edition of NZ Geomechanics News. ISRM Congress 2027 Hosting Bid: NZGS are bidding to host the 16th ISRM International Congress in 2027! This is ISRM’s flagship event and occurs…
New NZGS YGP coordinator for ISRM It is a pleasure to welcome Romy Ridl as our very first ever NZGS YGP coordinator for ISRM in New Zealand. Romy was appointed to the role by NZGS following a selection process earlier in the year. Romy joins…
The report addresses ISRM matters since the June 2020 edition of Geomechanics News. Board and Council Meetings The latest ISRM Council meeting took place as a videoconference on 28 October. It was preceded by the Board meetings on 20, 21 and 22 October. 53 out…
Regional Report for Australasia – June 2020 The report addresses ISRM matters since the December 2019 edition of Geomechanics News, including the outcomes from the first Board meeting for the 2019 – 2023 term in Ljubljana on 1-2 February 2020. Items relating to the Board…
In October 2019, a spectacular landslide destroyed nearly 300m of State Highway 4 at a remote site near Te Ore Ore, about 20km south of Raetihi in the central North Island. The slip caused major disruption to the local community and to goods and tourist…
