Temp job leads to thriving new career

Francesca Emms News, Water

Kemble Slotemaker shows that women can thrive in what has been a male-dominated area of work and has paved the way for other women to join the Downer’s water maintenance team.

Brodie Henry is crushing it thanks to Girls with Hi-Vis®

Francesca Emms Civil, News

Attending a Girls with Hi-Vis event in 2022 set Brodie Henry on her career path. Since January Brodie has been with Downer Gisborne full-time, working on the crusher at Waerenga-o-kauri Quarry breaking down material into gravel that will be used on work sites around the region, including those damaged in Cyclone Gabrielle.

Female students turn their hand to infrastructure jobs

Francesca Emms News

This month’s series of Girls with Hi-Vis® (GWHV) events aims to attract young women to the industry and will see close to 800 students from 80 schools – including 35 schools involved for the first time – experiencing what the infrastructure industry has to offer as a career.

A word from our Director – for learners

Francesca Emms eNews, News

As a key provider and developer of infrastructure training, one of our overarching goals at Connexis | Te Pūkenga is to support our learners as they work to develop their skills and careers.