TAS Flood Recovery Housing

Passionate about robust ground investigations, Samantha knows her way around challenging ground conditions. She has a wealth of stopbank experience and a knack for finding solutions that work on site.

An Engineering Geologist and Technical Director with more than 30 years’ experience, Samantha is valued for her technical expertise and ability help clients understand ground conditions and clearly communicate any geotechnical risk.

She excels during construction, finding practical solutions to unforeseen ground conditions. Her experience includes subgrade inspections, earthworks, temporary slope stabilisation with soil anchors and the installation of full-scale working anchors. Samantha also has an incredible amount of investigation experience including shallow penetrometer testing and test pits to rock face logging, risk assessment and ongoing monitoring.

She also has significant experience in stopbank upgrade, design and construction work from the Avon River to the Rangitaiki, Waipaoa and Grey rivers. She has worked in the Christchurch residential sector before, during and since the Canterbury Earthquakes and brings strong local knowledge.

Elliot enjoys helping clients navigate complex development challenges and is passionate about projects that create lasting value for communities, infrastructure networks and the environment.

A Director with more than two decades of experience, Elliot leads our engineering operations and brings extensive experience in civil and geotechnical engineering across the South Island. His work spans residential, commercial, infrastructure, tourism and recreation developments, with expertise including large-scale land development, critical infrastructure, natural hazard resilience, and flood and earthquake recovery.

He has been involved in projects ranging from greenfield developments and transport infrastructure to alpine facilities, tourism destinations and community assets, bringing a wealth of technical expertise to every project.

Known for his collaborative leadership style, Elliot enjoys working alongside clients, councils, contractors and project teams. He's particularly skilled at balancing technical requirements, environmental considerations, stakeholder expectations and long-term project objectives.

Alongside his project work, he's advised councils and national panels, contributed specialist expertise during major earthquake and flood responses, and provided evidence as an expert witness in High Court proceedings. He's also a strong advocate for sustainable engineering and plays a leads our sustainability initiatives.

In 2025, Elliot was appointed an Engineering New Zealand Te Ao Rangahau Fellow (learn more), recognising his contribution to the profession and wider industry.

Outside of work, you'll find Elliot and his family in the surf or on the slopes actively relaxing.

Working between Christchurch and the West Coast, Henry leads geotechnical work and captures striking photos that reflect his technical understanding and the sites he works across.

Henry is a senior engineering geologist and our West Coast geotechnical lead. He has a strong understanding of the geological conditions in Greymouth, Hokitika and Westport and is involved in geotechnical investigations for rural subdivisions, residential developments and flood mitigation projects across the region. 

He has extensive experience undertaking site investigations across TC1, TC2, TC3 and unclassified areas for residential and commercial developments. His work also includes preparing reports covering shallow and deep ground investigations, geological hazard assessments, recommendations for foundation designs, and MBIE Technical Categorisation for compliance and resilience against West Coast-specific challenges, such as flooding and seismic activity. 

Following the Christchurch earthquakes, Henry led geotechnical investigations for earthquake-damaged residential properties and installed ground-monitoring instrumentation for large-scale rural subdivisions and residential and commercial developments. He also contributed to the North Canterbury Transport and Infrastructure Recovery (NCTIR) programme following the Kaikōura earthquakes.