
Hamilton planning team come close at NZPI’s Annual Quiz Night
This week saw some of our Hamilton planning team members attend the New Zealand Planning Institute Annual Quiz Night. In an excellent result, our ...

Property Council Auckland Market Outlook Breakfast
Relative optimism was the theme at Property Council New Zealand’s Auckland Market Outlook Breakfast this week, attended by our Auckland-based ...

CKL celebrates International Women’s Day
With International Women’s Day being marked by many today, we see it as an opportunity to celebrate the talented women across CKL and their ...

Project Update: Halls Farm, Orewa
CKL are proud to be part of the large-scale development that has been taking place at 264 West Hoe Heights, Orewa since 2015, also known as Halls ...

What wellbeing looks like for the CKL team
What does taking care of your wellbeing look like for you? Could it be a gym membership or health insurance, a trip to the dentist or new glasses? Or ...

Director Bronwyn Rhynd in Bay of Plenty Business News
In exciting news to start the year, the latest edition of the Bay of Plenty Business News (in print or online) features a profile on one of our ...

The Value of Measurement: CKL’s Surveying Team
Large or small, a building project is the coming together of a myriad of parts. Planners, architects, lawyers, specialty engineers, earth movers, ...

Property Council New Zealand Hackers Golf Day
CKL recently participated in the Property Council New Zealand Hackers Golf Day at St. Andrews Golf Club in Hamilton. We teamed up with our client ...

Property Council Women in Property High Tea Soiree
A contingent from our Waikato offices had a great time at the Property Council New Zealand’s Women in Property High Tea Soiree at the start of this ...

Cambridge to gain two new sports fields
Construction is now underway on ttwo new sports fields at John Kerkhof Park on Vogel Street in Cambridge, home to the Cambridge Football Club. CKL ...

Waitomo District Plans
Waitomo District Council (WDC) have recently publicly notified the Proposed Waitomo District Plan for submissions. This plan sets out the guidance ...

Sharing the cost of Drury’s growth – Developer contributions
Many of our clients will be familiar with development contributions, a fee charged to developers which helps councils recover the costs of ...

Housing growth unlocked in Ngāruawāhia
Earlier in October the Government announced funding for a series of critical infrastructure projects to kick-start new housing developments, of which ...

What’s next in business post-Covid-19? – Tauranga Business Chamber
Our own Tauranga Branch Manager, John Sternberg, has contributed to this engaging piece published by the Tauranga Business Chamber, about what’s ...

Sustainable Coastlines Fundraising Ball
The recent Sustainable Coastlines Fundraising Ball at the Hilton in Auckland was a terrific night celebrating the charity’s achievements, attended ...

CKL & CJ Architects Collaborate on Two Education Projects
CKL has worked alongside CJ Architects providing environmental engineering solutions for several years, building a strong working relationship to ...

The Transport Risks of Densification in Tauranga
While it’s designed to address Tauranga’s housing supply and affordability issues, Tauranga City Council’s (TCC) Plan Change 33 also signals a ...

A big shift in housing – the Medium Density Housing Standards
Throughout New Zealand, those in tier 1 cities (Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Christchurch and now Rotorua) took notice late August as ...

CKL Contributes To New Cambridge Police Base
Over the past two years, CKL has worked with Tainui Group Holdings (TGH) to see the new Cambridge Police Base, a ground-breaking approach to ...

Gemscott Vines project announced in Swanson
CKL are proud to be working alongside Gemscott Vines Limited to bring you Vines Estate; a variety of high-quality, well-designed and affordable homes ...

CKL engineer Michael Hall achieves CPEng
One of our team has recently achieved a significant milestone in the engineering profession: transport engineer Michael Hall is now a Chartered ...

Four Key Steps to Use Transport to Become an Environmentally Sustainable Business
In 2022, many businesses don’t just want to return a profit, they want to be environmentally sustainable, with changes to how we travel being one ...

Senior leadership team attend strategy day
Earlier this month CKL’s senior leadership team headed out to La Valla Estate in Tuakau for a strategy workshop. It was a great opportunity to ...

Medium Density Housing Standards notified by Tier 1 councils
This week sees the Government’s Medium Density Housing Standards (MDRS) come into effect for all tier 1 cities across the country (Auckland, ...