From August 2022, greater opportunity for property development was unlocked. In December 2021, the NZ Government passed the Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2021; this subsequently resulted in most Tier 1 territorial authorities notifying residents of upcoming Plan Changes to their...

Our team of 16 brave and dedicated souls participated in the Auckland Marathon 11km Traverse on Sunday 30th October 2022.  With 8 runners and 8 walkers, we were excited at the prospect of crossing the Harbour Bridge by foot, a rare opportunity due to the...

Highbrook Office - Dr Rudi's in the Viaduct Harbour in Auckland greeted Fraser Thomas staff and partners for an evening of food, refreshments and banter.  With the added bonus of an All Blacks game in the background, we had a fun time, despite the rainy...

Contaminated land version of how it started vs. how it’s going. A recent underground fuel storage tank removal for a project on Auckland’s North Shore revealed a decade long slow leak. Now fully remediated, this was a complex project for our contaminated land staff, who managed...

Highbrook office staff were shouted to a team breakfast on Thursday morning at Sierra Coffee House, in celebration of Easter. Staff thank Greg Maddren (Managing Director) for organising the event, and Sierra Coffee House in Highbrook, for their fantastic service....

Fraser Thomas is delighted to announce that Son Nguyen has been appointed as an Associate of the company. Son has been with us for 12 years, and over the last 3 years has been making his mark in successfully growing the Hawke’s Bay business....

Fraser Thomas Ltd Surveyors have been travelling all over Cheviot, assisting Hurunui District Council with stormwater asset measurements. Our Survey Departments across New Zealand offer extensive and high quality services, to both private and public-sector clients....

Fraser Thomas has been offering a scholarship programme since 2002, to support university students studying engineering at Auckland University or surveying at Otago University. The scholarship offers financial support to assist with tuition fees, as well as summer and holiday work opportunities to assist with your...

Following increased growth in the Hawke’s Bay Region, our office based in Havelock North has been busy with the following works: Large scale community facility redevelopment in Napier Contaminated land investigation and remedial for industrial sites in Onekawa Civil engineering design for several subdivisions in...

Fraser Thomas would like to confirm that our offices are open and operating under New Zealand’s current Level 2 and 3 Lockdown.  We can progress many projects by conducting much of our field work, such as site investigations, topographical surveys, geotechnical and contaminated land investigations,...