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, ...
Breakfast at CKL with Tauranga Business Chamber
On Tuesday 12 July, we held a successful event at our CKL Tauranga office, Breakfast at CKL with the Tauranga Business Chamber.Our team enjoyed ...
Property Council New Zealand’s Better Business Hamilton Market Insights event
Last Thursday the Property Council New Zealand’s Better Business Hamilton Market Insights event attracted a great crowd of like-minded business ...
Two CORT Community Housing projects progress
We’re pleased to see construction start on CORT Community Housing’s latest project, partnering with ACC to deliver ten apartments in Papakura. ...
CKL joins NZPI’s Supporters Initiative Programme
With CKL’s emphasis on continued professional development, we’re thrilled to join the New Zealand Planning Institute’s Supporters Initiative ...
New side-by-side Polaris for Te Awamutu office
Check out our Te Awamutu office’s new side-by-side Polaris, an upgrade from a regular quad bike. The team are already enjoying taking it out on ...
New Associates Come on Board at CKL
CKL’s leadership team continues to evolve, with three managers adding associate to their list of credentials. Auckland planning manager Daniel ...
Change in Directors as CKL Looks to the Future
CKL has welcomed two new directors to its board, as principal of land development Jonathan Gwyn and Te Awamutu branch manager Hamish Ross, both ...
Land Use and Transport through the Strategic Planning Act
LISTEN UP, PLANNERS: TRANSPORT FUTURES AND GOVERNMENT REFORMS Local government and resource management reforms could make the National Land Transport ...
Welcoming back a familiar face
We’ve welcomed back a familiar face to the CKL team: Teryll Lemmins as a Senior Planner. Teryll previously worked at CKL between 2016-2019 as a ...
Planning for Successful Development
A lot is at stake when a property is developed. Big or small, a host of moving parts need to be coordinated across a range of disciplines for a ...
