Bay of Plenty digger driver to test skills at heavy metal champs 15 Mar, 2021 10:12 PM 2 minutes to read Bay of Plenty Times Bay of Plenty man Craig Crowley will take part in a heavy metal showdown in Feilding later this week when he climbs into the cab of a 13-tonne digger to represent the Bay at a national competition. Crowley is one of 12 champions from around New Zealand who will test their excavator skills at the CCNZ CablePrice National Excavator Operator Competition. These range from tests of real-world skills such as traversing a trench or lifting and relocating a manhole cover, to crowd-pleasing tests of precision such as popping a champagne bottle using an excavator's bucket.