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Joe Turner
Engineering Manager - Wānaka
Wānaka
With a local team in Wānaka and more than 90 years of South Island experience, we’re here to help with land, infrastructure and development projects across central Otago and the surrounding regions.
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40+ years in Wanaka 90+ years across the South Island Multidisciplinary expertise 40+ years in Wanaka 90+ years across the South Island Multidisciplinary expertise
Here in Wānaka
We’ve worked in Wānaka for more than 40 years. Now our local team is here too, so we can be closer to our clients and support the growth of one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing regions.
We have supported projects across Wānaka and the surrounding region for decades, including land development, infrastructure, retirement, commercial and residential work.
Opening our Wānaka office on Brownston St in 2026 was a natural next step. It means we can be closer to clients, sites, councils and contractors, while still bringing in the wider experience of our engineering, surveying, planning, geotechnical and environmental science teams across the South Island.
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We’re not new
We’ve been part of Wānaka’s project landscape for decades, so we understand the region, the conditions and the type of work happening here.
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We are local
Our Wānaka office means we’re closer to our clients, closer to sites and better placed to respond as projects and opportunities develop. We are proudly South Island owned and operated, with deep local roots and a long-standing commitment to the communities, businesses and regions we serve.
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Services in one place
Most projects need more than one service. With surveying, civil engineering, planning, geotechnical and environmental services in-house, we can help clients work through the next step without starting again each time.
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We have wider expertise
Our Wānaka team is part of our wider South Island team of 115+ professionals, which means we can draw on extra expertise and resources when a project needs them.
Who to talk to
Joe is our Wānaka Office Lead and a key local contact for projects across the Upper Clutha, Central Otago and Southern Lakes.
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What we do
Providing solutions for projects in and around Wānaka.
Projects often need more than one kind of advice as they move from an idea to something real. Our solutions bring together multidisciplinary expertise, along with experience and knowledge of the region, to help bring our clients’ projects to life.
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Subdivisions & land development
Support for residential, rural and mixed-use subdivisions, including surveying, civil design, planning advice, servicing, access, stormwater, wastewater, earthworks and construction-stage input.
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Property, tourism & commercial
Advice for residential, commercial, visitor accommodation and tourism projects, including site investigations, servicing, access, consent requirements, civil works and construction support.
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Infrastructure, servicing & access
Engineering advice for roads, access, stormwater, wastewater, water supply, three waters, site works and the infrastructure needed to support growth and development.
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Resource consent & planning pathways
Planning advice for resource consents, subdivision consents, development feasibility and the requirements or technical inputs that may shape a project.
How we do it
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If you are subdividing, developing or building in Wānaka, a good survey gives the project a sound starting point.
Our surveyors help clients understand the land, confirm boundaries and gather the information needed for design, consenting and construction. This can include cadastral surveying, subdivision surveys, topographical surveys, construction set-out, as-built surveys and survey support for land development or infrastructure projects. We also use drone surveying, LiDAR and 3D laser scanning where those tools suit the site and the job.
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Delivering civil engineering expertise across land development, three waters, roading and flood protection infrastructure to support safe, resilient and sustainable South Island communities.
Our civil engineering team works across land development, subdivisions, roading, access, stormwater, wastewater, water supply and wider infrastructure design. We can help from early servicing advice through to detailed design, consenting, construction monitoring and handover. The aim is to make sure the practical parts of the project are understood before work starts on site.
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Our geotechnical engineers and engineering geologists assess soil, rock and groundwater conditions to inform design, consenting and construction.
Our geotechnical team helps identify issues early, from soil conditions and slope stability through to foundation requirements and earthworks considerations. Around Wānaka, this can be especially important where slope, water, seismic risk or natural hazards may influence a project.
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Planning advice helps clients understand the consent pathway and what may affect timing or approval.
Our planning team works through resource consents, subdivision requirements and development questions in Wānaka, Queenstown Lakes and the wider region. We help identify what information is needed, where the risks may sit and how the planning requirements connect with engineering, surveying, geotechnical or environmental inputs.
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Environmental advice helps clients understand how land, water and site history may affect a project.
Our environmental science team supports projects where contamination, monitoring, water quality, land use or environmental risk needs to be understood. In Wānaka and Central Otago, this often means considering the site in the context of its wider landscape, community and council expectations.
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Why choose us
We know the region. We know the land and it's challenges and opportunities. And we have local experts backed by a wider team of engineers, surveyors and planners.
For clients, the value is in the combination we offer: our history in the region, local experts, and a wider team who bring further expertise and knowledge. All integrated and all dedicated to helping our clients.
Get in touch
Talk to our Wānaka team to learn how we can help you with your next project.
FAQs
Questions people ask when they are planning work in Wānaka.
Davis Ogilvie provides civil engineering, surveying, planning and resource management, geotechnical engineering and environmental science from our Wānaka office, with support from our wider South Island team when needed.
Yes. We can help with the surveying, civil engineering, planning and consent inputs needed for subdivisions and land development, from early questions through to design, consent and construction support.
Yes. Our planners can help with resource consent applications, subdivision consent, planning assessments and advice on what may affect the approval pathway. We can also bring in engineering, surveying, geotechnical or environmental input if the project needs it.
It is worth talking to us early, especially if you are still testing whether a site or project will work. We can help identify servicing, consent, ground condition or site constraints before they become harder to change.
In most cases, yes. A survey helps confirm boundaries, levels, features and constraints, and provides the information needed for design, consent and construction. The type of survey depends on the site and the stage of your project.
Yes. Our geotechnical team can help assess ground conditions, slope stability, foundation requirements, groundwater, natural hazards and other factors that may affect design, consenting or construction.
Yes. Our civil engineering team can help with servicing advice, stormwater design, wastewater and water supply infrastructure, access, roading, earthworks and related design inputs for subdivisions, developments and infrastructure projects.
Yes. We work alongside builders, architects, developers, planners, structural engineers, councils, contractors and other project partners. Early conversations can help avoid gaps between design, consent and construction.
No, we work across the South Island. Our Wānaka office supports clients across Wānaka, the Upper Clutha, Queenstown Lakes, Central Otago and the wider Southern Lakes, with support from our other South Island offices.