Civil Contractors NZ CablePrice Excavator Operator Competitions

09/04/2026

09/04/2026

Check out the action from the awesome Civil Contractors New Zealand CablePrice National Excavator Operator Competition 2026, in the official competition video!

This years competition took place at Central Districts Field Days in Feilding last month. Congratulations once again to all of our amazing regional champions:

Northland, Steve George, S. George Contracting - 1st place winner
Hawke’s Bay East Coast, Marcus Ingram, Galbraith EarthMovers Ltd - 2nd place winner
Taranaki, Ryan Prankerd, King Road Contracting Ltd - 3rd place winner & Humes MVP Award winner
Nelson Marlborough, Daniel Bruning, Diggs Ltd - Geoff Duff Memorial Trophy winner
Manawatū Whanganui, Dean Cave, McIntyre Construction Ltd - Connexis One-day Job Challenge winner
Waikato, Zahnn Hedges, Connell Contractors Ltd
Bay of Plenty, Andy Morris, Bay Civil
Canterbury Westland, Sam Burleigh, Thompson Engineering
Southland, Jahna Crombie, Supreme Siteworks
Otago, Damien Nagle, Pro Civil Construction ltd
Auckland, Cameron Mabey, TDM Construction Ltd
Wellington Wairarapa, Corey Olson, Sierra Delta Civil Limited

Thanks again to our amazing sponsors CablePrice, Hirepool Ltd, Attach2, Connexis, Marvin Humes, Firstgas, Caltex NZ, Doug the Digger, Civil Trades, NZ Contractor magazine, beforeUdig

And to our supporters, volunteers, and everyone else who got behind this great event to recognise NZ's excavator operators and showcase their skills to the public. Stay tuned for our regional competitions, in the leadup to next year’s great event!

26/03/2026

Check out some of the action from the Civil Contractors CablePrice National Excavator Operator Competition 2026, which was held at Central Districts Field Days at Manfeild in Feilding from 21-22 March!

CCNZ congratulates competition winner Steven George of Northland on winning this year’s title. Stay tuned for the official competition video and read more about who won at: https://civilcontractors.co.nz/northlands-steven-george-wins-again-at-nzs-national-digger-competition/10912-bdd2bb1d-2d3e-4cd8-becd-9d26bf6f20a7/

https://youtu.be/5WE4i_uyaEc

Check out some of the action from the Civil Contractors CablePrice National Excavator Operator Competition 2026, which was held at Central Districts Field Da...

22/03/2026

Another great interview from Competition Organiser Greg Lumsden of Civil Contractors NZ - Manawatu-Whanganui Branch, who recapped the competition this morning on Newstalk ZB.

Huge thanks to Greg, and all of our awesome competition supporters and volunteers, who have put their time and effort into this great competition for NZ's excavator operators.

The Civil Contractors New Zealand Cable Price National Excavator Operator Competition officially wrapped up this weekend.

21/03/2026

And it's official! Northland's Steven George has been named champion of New Zealand's national excavator operator competition following two days of intense battle behind the controls against New Zealand's regional champion excavator operators.

Steven won his second national title at the Civil Contractors New Zealand CablePrice National Excavator Operator Competition at Central Districts Field Days, representing CCNZ - Northland Branch and his business, Steven George Contracting.

To take the title he faced intense competition from CCNZ Hawkes Bay East Coast Branch champion Marcus Ingram of Galbraith EarthMovers Ltd, who took second place at the age of just 24, and Ryan Prankerd of King Road Contracting Ltd, representing Civil Contractors NZ - Taranaki Branch.

Stay tuned for more competition news and read all about it at:

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21/03/2026

Great work on the teapot pour from local hero Dean Cave of McIntyre Construction Ltd, Civil Contractors NZ - Manawatu-Whanganui Branch!

20/03/2026

...and Auckland champ Cameron Mabey of TDM Construction Ltd pops the cork to celebrate completion of his run on the Hitachi ZX55U course. Nice one, Cam!

20/03/2026

Here's Auckland Champion Cameron Mabey of TDM Construction Ltd showing the crowd how it's done with a precision scoop!

20/03/2026

Serving up ice cream on a hot day is pretty cool - and especially when you're doing it with a 5.5tonne digger!