Lochlea Lifestyle Village

John is enthusiastic and highly knowledgeable in all aspects of surveying, with a strong focus on delivering the best outcome for his clients.

John is a Licensed Surveyor whose work spans a range of land development and construction projects across the South Island - from early planning and survey definition, through to title issue.

His experience includes rural and urban surveying, greenfield developments, rentable area surveys, construction surveying and project management. He's worked on commercial and residential developments, healthcare projects and large-scale subdivisions, often in roles that extend beyond survey work and involve coordination across wider project teams and stakeholders.

John also supports specialist land development projects that require engagement with planning decisions, resource consent applications and civil engineering design for neighbourhoods, and has experience liaising with councils and solicitors on land transfer matters.

John has been a member of the Canterbury Board of Survey + Spatial New Zealand since 2013 and has served as Chair since 2024.

Damienne loves a good challenge and is known for her clear communication and ability to work with councils and stakeholders to help clients navigate planning and consents.

Damienne is a Principal Planner with extensive experience in resource management planning, resource consent applications and land use development. She manages our Christchurch planning team and has over 16 years’ experience working in planning consultancies, with strong knowledge of statutory planning principles.

Her experiences covers the planning aspects of projects of varying scale and complexity across Canterbury and wider New Zealand, including land use development, such as residential, commercial and infrastructure projects. This spans resource consent applications, assessments of environmental effects, site selection and feasibility studies, to preparing submissions, providing expert evidence and council liaison. 

With a clear communication style, strong technical writing and ability to work effectively with councils and stakeholders, Damienne can help with complex planning approvals. She is currently involved in a variety of resource consent matters ranging from complex residential land use and subdivision consents through to regional council applications. 

Alastair is our structural engineering team leader. He takes the time to explain what's involved or required, and guides clients through the process so it’s easy to understand.

Alastair leads our structural engineering team, providing hands-on structural design leadership and technical oversight from concept through to construction. He has extensive experience leading structural projects across Canterbury, including education, commercial and residential developments.

He has worked in multidisciplinary teams in both New Zealand and the United Kingdom, holding senior roles in design management, team leadership and project delivery. This experience gives Alastair broad technical experience across steel, concrete, masonry and timber structures, as well as post-earthquake building assessments for residential and commercial buildings. 

His strengths include structural design, site investigations, coordination with other disciplines and construction monitoring. He has a strong focus on commercial and industrial projects in Christchurch and across Canterbury and is valued for his practical, considered approach to structural engineering.