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Our Landscape Architecture team connects people and places, by integrating our specialist Urban Design, Property, Planning Landscape Architecture, Project Management and GIS analysis into one service. We strive to deliver places people are excited about and proud of, to ensure exceptional outcomes for all stakeholders.

We prepare landscape plans from initial concept through to detailed design and construction observation for; infrastructure, public open spaces, streetscapes, sports facilities, educational facilities, commercial premises and shared-space environments.

We also produce visual and landscape assessments, provide hearing evidence and expert witness statements to support a variety of work – such as feasibility studies, route evaluations, resource consent applications and policy assessments.  This includes viewshed analysis, visibility mapping, photomontages, artistic impressions and mitigation measure plans.

See here for a sample of projects.

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    Angie Brown

    Team Leader - Landscape Architect (Registered)

We are Accredited Crown Property Agents. We provide property negotiation, acquisition, disposal and legalisation services for roading, rail, electricity, telco, gas, water and waste projects, and commercial and residential developments.

We act on behalf of the Crown, councils and commercial operators. Our expertise includes the Public Works Act 1981, Local Government Act 2002 (leasing, licensing and road stopping), Electricity Act 1992, Resource Management Act 1991 and several other land related statutes, regulations and codes of practice.

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    Gerard Glynn

    Commercial Manager
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    Clare Collett

    Group Manager -
    Land Disposal and Property Advisory
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    Fenella Fischer

    Group Manager - Acquisitions and Property Advisory
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    Chris Cochrane

    South Island Manager - Property
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    Peter Gore

    Waikato Manager - Property

We have proven experience in planning and project managing the route & site selection, property, consenting, stakeholder engagement and the communication work streams of major infrastructure projects. This includes the budgeting, programming, law, governance, and risk and contractor/ consultant management. Our multi-disciplinary approach and decision-making processes are underpinned by the Agile and Lean methods to prevent waste and to build certainty for investment.

We locate and design routes & sites in a way that consistently gains stakeholder acceptance, consents and property rights on time and within budget. The location and design of proposals are optimised by breaking these down into smaller, comparable parts and continuously fine-tuning them in response to expert advice, stakeholder feedback and a reverse-engineered programme which matches engagement and other workstreams with construction deadlines, regulatory timeframes and stakeholder needs.

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    Laurence Sherriff

    Founder/ Managing Director
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    Mike Robinson

    General Manager - Commercial

We advise on the district, regional and unitary planning and statutory requirements, and the development potential of projects. We prepare and process resource consent applications and provide the environmental expertise necessary for AEEs involving infrastructure, multi-lot subdivisions, network utilities and commercial/ residential ventures.

We have significant experience with notices of requirement, outline plans of works, designation alterations and requiring authority applications, and have prepared several local and national policy documents and submissions.

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    Jo Michalakis

    Group Manager - Planning & Landscape Architecture
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    Bernie Warmington

    Wellington Manager - Planning
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    Maylene Barrett

    Auckland Manager - Planning

Our experience tells us that interactive mapping tools and aerial imagery streamlines service coordination between clients, project teams and stakeholders. It also tells us that mapping tools aid in the successful development of ideas and designs, selecting optimal locations for proposals and reporting on the spatial progress of projects.

Our planning, property, landscape architecture, civic hacking and stakeholder engagement services are fully supported by our experienced geospatial team using the best mapping technologies. We apply these technologies to a wide variety of environmental, electricity, water and transport infrastructure projects, as well as commercial and residential development projects.

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    Mike Robinson

    General Manager - Commercial

We can offer a wide range of services in open space planning, project management, sport and recreation planning and coordination of input from relevant stakeholders. We have a team that are experienced in local government parks planning and resource management planning. We are experts on parks and open space matters, in particular:

  • Preparation of parks and open space hearing expert evidence for resource consents, private plan changes and board of inquiry processes.
  • Preparation of parks and open space specialist input for resource consents in relation to vested assets such as esplanade reserves, local and suburb parks, pocket parks, drainage reserves, and street landscaping
  • Parks and open space reviews of third party NOR applications that impact reserve land.
  • Carrying out public notification and consultation under the Reserves Act 1977
  • Preparation of Reserve Management Plans under the Reserves Act 1977
  • Preparation of submissions to plan changes on open space matters
  • Preparation of parks and open space concept plans
  • Leading parks and reserves acquisition and subsequent development
  • Preparing advice for parks in relation to reserve status for council owned and crown land under the Reserve Act 1977
  • Working with our landscape architecture team, we can provide landscape plans that enhance parks and open spaces.
  • Parks and open space acquisition assessments against Parks policy
  • Making easement applications or processing of these under the Reserves Act 1977
  • Carrying out reserve exchanges under the Reserves Act 1977 including scoping reserve status, project management, public consultation, preparation of political reports, iwi consultation, preparation of gazette notices, and application for plan changes to give effect to the reserve exchange
  • Playground concept plans
  • We can offer stakeholder engagement and mana whenua engagement as part of these processes
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    Maylene Barrett

    Auckland Manager - Planning

Align offers Project and Asset Management services for the sectors we specialise in and for the assets we have a strong understanding of.

Our team of sector-based Project and Asset Management experts can assist with the development of project business cases, analysis of site and property, requirements, feasibility studies, development of asset management frameworks, portfolio strategic planning, property strategy, management of relocations, project management of infrastructure projects, procurement of required project services, engagement management, budget development for property, planning and associated workstreams, programme management and strategic advisory.

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    Graham Hall

    Hawke's Bay Manager - Property

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