Welcome to our latest edition of the CKL Newsletter.
We aim to share with you regular updates about the exciting projects we are working on and profile CKL's industry leadership, innovative engineering solutions, and business milestones. This is also a place to celebrate the achievements of our people and introduce you to new CKL team members.

In this edition, we feature CKL's role in the success of the following client projects:

We also share with you some of the challenges we faced with the survey plans for the Waterview Tunnel project and detail how we applied learnings from this project to benefit the City Rail Link project. 

CKL has previously provided rubbish recycling and waste management experts Green Gorilla with site survey data to assist with the placement of new equipment and machinery. As Green Gorilla's operation continued to grow, future development planning required a more detailed assessment of the site to ensure the most efficient facility design and equipment layout.
CKL approached this project with a view to provide the client with a comprehensive data set that would detail every aspect of the site, inside and out. Using traditional survey technology as well as 3D and 4D modelling, CKL integrated site scanning and aerial photography imagery to provide an accurate visual model for the site.
Two CKL team members worked on site for two days using a Trimble SX10 scanner to gather the detail of the site, accurately measuring and locating equipment and machinery. A drone was also used for high-resolution aerial photography and the resulting data fed into the PIX4D software, which can be viewed by the client using their Internet browser. 
What may have weeks to gather and collate using traditional methodologies, the client now has access to this data within a few days and has a permanent record for planning and development purposes. The resulting detailed site map provides the client with dimensions of every possible element within the site – from vehicle access-ways to the dimension of conveyor belts and volume measurements for stockpiles. 
This technology is fast becoming the gold standard for site surveys. CKL team members have the knowledge and expertise to apply this to your development. Call Alister Hawkins in Auckland (09 524 7029) or Jonathan Gwyn in Hamilton (07 849 9921) to talk about your survey needs. 

About Green Gorilla:
Green Gorilla collect, sort, recycle, reprocess, reuse and dispose of industrial, demolition, and construction waste. Situated in Onehunga, Auckland, on a 2.7 ha site, Green Gorilla process over 12,000 tonne of waste each month. Their approach to recycling and waste services is environmentally safe and friendly; aiming to maximize recovery and divert construction and demolition waste from landfill. All waste is screened, separated according to size and material (steel, rocks, concrete, plasterboard, ferrous materials, cardboard and wood). Wood waste is by far the most common form of construction waste and this is chipped and used for biofuel, landscaping and animal bedding.
The busy site comprises truck-turning areas, unloading zones, sorting bays, conveyor belts, automatic extraction and recycling equipment, and materials storage areas and silos.  

CKL's Transportation Engineering Manager, Judith Makinson, was recently appointed as an Independent Hearings Commissioner to provide counsel and expert opinion on the proposed route to replace the SH3 Manawatū Gorge Road. 
Everyone at CKL is extremely proud of Judith's appointment; recognising her wealth of experience and continued contribution to the industry. She is the first CKL team member to hold such a position. For Judith, she describes the experience as “...exciting and challenging. To be part of an expert panel making a decision that impacts the future of New Zealand has been an honour and a privilege”. .
Since the closure of the SH3 Manawatū Gorge Road in 2017 as a result of significant landslips, the New Zealand Transport Agency has been investigating alternate routes to replace the section of SH3 that was deemed too dangerous for continued use due to ongoing geotechnical instability. 
The preferred option for a new SH3 route, known as the Te Ahu a Turanga; Manawatū Tararua Highway Project, is a 11.5km long road, which will include roundabout connections with SH57 south of Ashhurst and with SH3 west of Woodville. The road will have two lanes in each direction over the majority of the route, separated by a median strip. There will be a new bridge crossing the Manawatū River, a number of structures crossing unnamed streams, and property access underpasses.  
Palmerston North City Council, Manawatū District Council and Tararua District Council invited submissions on the proposed route, which attracted over 700 submissions, most of which were in favour of the project.
As part of the decision making process a panel of Independent Hearing Commissioners were appointed in December 2018; bringing a diverse range of expertise to the project. Paul Rogers (resource management and environmental lawyer) chaired the panel comprising Miria Pomare (independent iwi specialist), Ron van Voorthuysen (independent planning expert) and CKL’s Judith Makinson providing engineering expertise. 
The commissioners spent months reviewing all the technical evidence and supporting background materials, and assessing each of the reports and submissions in order to provide a final recommendation to the NZTA as to the proposed route for the new section of road. A hearing was conducted over two weeks in March 2019, with expert witnesses presenting evidence on the proposed route and taking questions from the panel.
The panel of Independent Commissioners completed their written decision, which was to recommend acceptance of the notice of requirement, at the end of May 2019. Regional resource consents are expected to be sought later this year to allow construction work to commence in the 2019/20 construction season. 

CKL's Te Awamutu surveyors and engineers are overseeing the engineering design for a subdivision on the western side of Kihikihi, which will deliver 62 residential lots with views of Mount Pirongia.
The 6.725 ha site on the intersection of Haultain Street and Acacia Avenue has recently been rezoned from Rural to Residential as a result of a Waipa District Council plan change.
The developer of the site, Haultain Street Properties Ltd, engaged CKL to design the site and the required roading and utilities services in order to achieve their vision for relatively flat building sites whilst maintaining as much of the natural contour of the land..

CKL has scheduled the development into two stages across the 2019/20 and 20101/21 construction seasons. The first stage (green), due to commence later this year and deliver 31 lots, will involve major earthworks and roading, installation of services and connection points, as well as the construction of a wetland area. The second stage (purple) will include additional earthworks and the delivery of a subsequent 31 lots of varying dimensions (500 m2 to 2600m2 according to the topography of the land). 
The finished development will extend Acacia Avenue and include a new cul-de-sac, providing attractive and accessible building sites. 

This is a truly cross functional project, bringing together CKL planners, surveyors, civil engineers, transportation engineers, and stormwater and wastewater engineers. 
If you are looking to capitalise on plan changes in your area and would like to talk about the development potential of your land, call Hamish Ross in Te Awamutu (07 871 6144), Bevan Houlbrooke in Hamilton (07 849 9921) or Campbell Burrows in Auckland (09 524 7029). 

SALMA RANZO - Planner
 
We welcomed Salma to the CKL team in January of this year and this is the first opportunity we have had to introduce her to everyone. Salma is an urban designer and planner with a diverse and complementary skill set and we are excited to have her as part of our Auckland team. Salma has solid experience as an urban strategist and designer, working most recently with The Urban Advisory in Auckland. She also has significant experience as a graduate teaching assistant, both in New Zealand and overseas..
With a passion for people, places and spaces, Salma is particularly passionate about liveable neighbourhoods and creating desirable open spaces for all people, which enhance quality of life. She is also pursuing this interest as the subject for her PhD with the University of Auckland, investigating preferences for design quality of open spaces, especially in intensified neighbourhoods, whilst looking at Auckland Council’s urban documents. 
In her role at CKL, Salma has been working to prepare resource consent applications on behalf of CKL clients across a broad variety of development projects. These include residential and commercial developments, and open spaces. She also works on behalf of Auckland Council to process applications. 

EHSAN HENDI – Environmental Engineer
 
With a view to complete his PhD studies and apply this knowledge and expertise to significant environmental development projects, Ehsan Hend relocated from Dunedin to Auckland and joined CKL at the beginning of June as an Environmental Engineer. The move to the North Island enables Ehsan to expand his knowledge of New Zealand’s district and council regulations and he is eager to continue to learn and contribute to CKL’s projects..
Ehsan has spent the last few years working as a Water Resource Engineer and progressing his PhD studies on a part time basis. The focus of his PhD has direct relevance to the field of stormwater design and engineering, and being part of the industry-leading team at CKL provides Ehsan with an opportunity to contribute to, and influence, current practice. Over the course of his studies, Ehsan has identified that the temperature differentials between the inflow and the water within retention ponds has a direct impact on the hydraulic efficiency of the retention ponds.
As Ehsan continues to get more involved in CKL projects involving stormwater management and flood hazard assessments, he will no doubt be able to apply this insight regarding thermal stratification to influence and enhance the design and engineering of retention ponds. 

Representing tunnels on paper poses a significant challenge to cadastral surveyors. Recent strata plans prepared by CKL for the Waterview Tunnel and City Rail Link projects demonstrated creative problem solving and innovation in order to convey detailed infrastructure development plans in 2 dimensions with clarity. 
When a decision has been made by an authority to build a new tunnel, cadastral surveyors are required to prepare the base information for legal and statutory processes so that land can be acquired and the project move ahead.
This is an area of expertise where CKL is leading the way. For the Waterview Tunnel project, the resulting plans are fondly referred to within CKL as "the ones that broke LandOnline’. The strain on the LandOnline platform came as a result of the sheer detail provided for the statutory process..
To add to the challenge of depth, the plans needed to accommodate a number of factors including: 

OUR COMMUNITY:
Sustainable Coastlines Beach Clean-Up
 

CKL operates with a strong sense of environmental responsibility. We approach all development projects with the objective of creating environmentally sustainable urban environments that are sympathetic to the natural landforms. We take great pride in the work we do and way in which we protect, return and regenerate the natural environment. 
It would comes as no surprise to you that we carry this responsibility over to our own lives and the time we spend outside of the office and within our community..
As part of our community activities, CKL Auckland team members and their families recently took time out of their weekend to participate in a beach clean-up at Okahu Bay. Sustainable Coastlines, one of the charities we support, is a multi-award winning New Zealand charity, which promotes personal responsibility for the protection of our local coastlines and waterways through clean-up events and riparian planting projects. 
The group of more than 40 people converged on the Eastern Bay beach early on a Sunday morning to remove rubbish, specifically small plastic particles that wash up on the high tide line. It is these small pieces of plastic that can do the most damage to fish and marine life. 
After a number of hours of collecting and bagging the waste materials (in recyclable bags), the team was treated to a breakfast BBQ by CKL. 

With recent changes to the District Plan, landholdings on the outskirts of the Te Awamutu township have been rezoned from rural to industrial land. Capitalising on this opportunity to provide a high-end industrial estate for local light commercial businesses, Royden Hooker, a retired consulting engineer and Te Awamutu developer, engaged CKL to develop a 6.4 ha site on the town boundary, which was previously grazing land. 
As a full service consultancy, CKL came on board two years ago to plan and design the development, manage resource consent applications, conduct earthworks and civil design and construction, and to project manage the development works. CKL approached the development with a view to provide both street appeal and an attractive built environment for the tenants. .
The site was subdivided into 26 lots of varying sizes and the design incorporated a walkway esplanade along a stream planted out with natives, street planting, and amenity bunding around the perimeter of the site to enhance the street appeal. The inclusion of a fully landscaped wetland pond provided an attractive and cost effective stormwater solution for the site.

The CKL team was proactive in terms of site investigation and earthworks, walking the client through any issues as they arose, and presenting a range of solutions for consideration. The site presented a number of challenges and potential geotechnical issues that were addressed in a timely manner. Being an old farm site, general rubbish pits were uncovered holding organic and inorganic waste, as well as a large number of petrified logs at the base of a gully. The rubbish pits were cleaned out as part of the earthworks and anything that could be repurposed for the construction of the pond was retained. 
The earthworks and construction phase took eight months to complete and ran smoothly – to time and to budget. The site is now awaiting titles and 12 of the 26 lots have already been sold, demonstrating the high demand for light industrial properties in the region. 
If you are looking to subdivide your property, or considering a commercial or residential development, contact the team at CKL for advice and support. As a fully integrated engineering land development consultancy, we provide end to end support. 

We’ve been working with property developer CDL Land New Zealand Limited on a subdivision in Papakura; taking vacant land and putting in place engineering and stormwater design and earthworks for a 91-lot residential development. Application for titles are on track to be lodged with Auckland Council later this year and the development is due to be handed over to CDL in December 2019.
The site presented a number of challenges, which were overcome by innovative thinking, creative engineering design and the sheer determination of our multidisciplinary team of planners, surveyors, ecologists, and stormwater and environmental engineers..
Situated at the intersection of two main arterial roads with restricted access, the development site was known to experience significant flooding from upstream catchment, requiring comprehensive flood and stormwater management to ensure adequate retention of run off in the case of a 100 year event. Collaboration with Auckland Council across the development process has also brought greater attention to required downstream upgrades that will benefit other landowners and future developments. 

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