New& Noteworthy
RPC’s Commitment to Excellence: Memberships with S+SNZ and CSNZ
RPC is a member of Survey and Spatial New Zealand (S+SNZ), the leading professional body for surveying, geospatial, and spatial information professionals in the country. Whether…
🎯 What a Shot! Xmas Function 🎯
Last weekend, our team from all over (Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, and beyond) descended on the beautiful town of Cambridge for our much-anticipated Christmas celebration.…
Understanding Auckland’s Watercare Capacity Constraints
Auckland is growing fast, and with that growth comes pressure on its water and wastewater systems. Watercare, the organisation responsible for managing these…
The life and times of a Chainman
In the often-overlooked world of land surveying, there exists a breed of professionals who measure the earth's dimensions with nothing but chains, tapes, and a good sense of…
Charting the future generation of Surveyors
Peter from our Auckland office has his boys career paths set out from a young age. They are learning what their Dad does at work. Training the next generation of Surveyors runs in…
Introducing Tom, our new Resource Mangement Planner
Tom has joined RPC in their Mount Maunganui office as a Resource Management Planner. He is a Tauranga local and enjoys getting out on the water, be it salt or freshwater, for a…
What is Planning?
Put simply Planning directs what land owners can and can’t do on their property under the Resource Management Act 1991. The truth is Planning is more than just ‘red tape’. It…
Your Pets Are Curious About Surveying Too!
Pets, with their unyielding curiosity, often become unexpected companions to land surveyors as they diligently work to map out the terrain and property boundaries. Your goats,…
What is the National Policy Statement for Highly Productive Land?
Councils throughout New Zealand are bound by National Policy Statements which are in place for the purpose of stating objectives and policies for matters of national……
What is a Limited Title?
Some titles have the wording “Limited as to Parcels” appearing underneath the title heading. This does not mean that the title is defective. It does mean that the area and…
Easements explained
Easements come in many shapes and forms. Generally it gives one person the right to use another person’s land for a particular purpose, and are recorded on the properties…
The Mysteries of a Cross-lease explained
What is a Cross-lease? A cross-lease is a form of property ownership arrangement, primarily found in New Zealand. In a cross-lease, multiple parties own a share of the land…
Meet our new Planner
Sam has a total of 15 years experience in the field of planning ranging from processing resource consents, undertaking policy drafting work, infrastructure planning and reserves…
Environmental Benefit Lots (EBL)
Environmental benefit lots are a form of subdivision that allows landowners to create new lots in exchange for protecting and enhancing areas of significant natural value. Today…
Celebrating Christmas with a SPLASH
This Christmas, we're swapping the traditional sleigh for a black water tube at Waitomo Caves. Embarking on a thrilling underground journey, both RPC and Nicklin CE offices…
Landslide Monitoring
Our dedicated survey team is diligently monitoring the houses atop the recently shifted terrain following the landslide. Armed with the precision of a Total Station, we're…
The Landing Business Park
The Landing is a new business park at Auckland Airport catering to logistics, technology and light industrial sectors. It encompasses 175 hectares and is home to some of the…
The Importance of a Site Survey and Site Plan
At the start of any subdivision development the initial critical survey is for a site plan of the property. This provides you with all the base information required for the future…
House Set Out in the Kaimai Ranges
Rodney recently had the pleasure of setting out a house situated in the lower Kaimai Ranges with gorgeous panoramic views over the Western Bay Area.
Marking the Journey & School of Surveying’s 60th Anniversary
“Marking the Journey” could not have been a better theme for this year’s conference as it was the School of Surveying’s 60th anniversary. The theme also aligned with the…
Drone Survey of the Puketormiro Pa Site
The Puketormiro Pa Site lies in the Kopurererua Valley, Payes Pa, Tauranga. Tauranga City Council wanted to change the status of Puketormiro Pa Site to an Historic reserve. The…
RPC Land Surveyors expand to Cambridge
RPC Land Surveyors is excited to announce that we have acquired land survey practice Nicklin CE based in Cambridge. RPC Land Surveyors is excited to announce that we have…
Golf and Land Surveying
We recently had a round of golf with a few of us in the Mount Maunganui office (taking advantage of daylight saving hours). A beautiful evening at the local Otumoetai Course. At…
Going the extra mile
RPC’s new field wagon. In a recent subdivision, we had to survey a farm which had a natural river boundary last surveyed around 1916. Unfortunately, a number of the survey…
Papamoa College Expansion
RPC have been involved with the expansion of Papamoa College. We have been responsible for completing the engineering set-out surveys for gridlines and hold down bolt locations.…
Medium Density Residential Standards and proposed Unitary Plan changes
The government's National Policy Statement on Urban Development (NPS-UD) came into force in 18 August 2022 with the notification of Plan Change 78. The NPS-UD directs Auckland…
Monitoring Surveys – Pre-loading
As part of the land development process, RPC often work with Geotechnical Engineers to address various geotechnical issues that may be present on a site. An example of this is a…
1000 Words
A picture is still worth a 1000 words. That is what we discovered with our recent survey for the latest commercial industrial unit titles out at The Lakes, Tauranga. A survey with…