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 ...
New Senior Engineer for Tauranga Office
Our Tauranga team continues to grow with the addition of Alex du Plessis as a Senior Engineer.Alex has a BTECH Arch (Management), and started his ...
Tauranga’s Urban Form and Transport Initiative – What Was It and Should It Return?
Mark Haseley is a Principal Transport Planner with CKL, based in Tauranga. He was involved in the Urban Form and Transport Initiative (UFTI) and ...
RIP Resource Management Act? Introducing the Natural and Built Environments Act
By CKL Planning Manager (Tauranga) Mark BatchelorThis article uses material from a recent MFE/NZPI: RMA Reform Update Seminar 10/03/2022 providing a ...
Local Government Reform: Move from Localism to Regionalism and Central Direction
By CKL Planning Manager (Tauranga) Mark BatchelorRafts of legislative change and resulting structural changes to provincial governance are occurring ...
Resource consent for Papatoetoe Gemscott project
CKL are thrilled to announce the approval of resource consent for yet another Gemscott project, 180 Portage Road, 4 and 6 McDonald Road, ...
Digital billboards and the CKL transport team
Digital billboards are a fantastic advertising medium and you may have noticed them becoming increasingly popular around our cities. If you are ...
NPS-UD Parking
One policy on our minds in 2022 is the NPS-UD (National Policy Statement – Urban Development), requiring some councils to remove minimum car ...
CKL environmental engineer published
Congratulations to CKL environmental engineer Mostafa Baghersad, who has first-authored an article recently published in the journal Advances in ...
February 2022 Newsletter
Read our February 2022 newsletter here.
Ohaupo subdivision showcases Water Sensitive Urban Design
An innovative project CKL has enjoyed working on to fruition is a 43 lot lifestyle subdivision on Charles Edwards Street in Ohaupo, with Highview ...
CKL’s transport team advances in numbers and expertise
In three short years, CKL’s transport team has grown from one transportation engineering manager to a team of six spread across three North Island ...
December 2021 Newsletter
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CKL’s Tauranga Office Hits Two Year Anniversary
Our Tauranga office recently celebrated its second anniversary, marking a period of steady growth for the office since it opened the doors in ...
