A collection of views, knowledge, and insights from the team at Woods.
Auckland Council Datum Change: Who, What, & Why
From July 1st, 2024, Auckland Council will switch from Auckland Vertical Datum 1946 (AVD46) to New Zealand Vertical Datum 2016 (NZVD2016) as its official height (Z) datum standard.
Samantha Muirhead graduated from Otago University in 2013 and immediately joined Woods as a graduate surveyor. Sam is now a Licensed Cadastral Surveyor, recently seconded to the LEAD Alliance. Read her employee story here.
After being classically trained in urbanism and architecture by global leaders in Miami and Rome, David spent the following decade using his expertise and skills across New Zealand in both the public and private sectors.
Richard Lamb recently joined Woods as their Health and Safety Manager. He initially began his career in regulatory compliance and standards before moving to working across various workplace health and safety settings.
The Covid-19 lockdowns changed everything for the Woods Engineering department. Read on to find out the challenges they faced and how they overcame them.
Driven by their mission to continue creating and delivering better communities across New Zealand, Woods recently announced that David Kidd will take on the role of CEO.
Last year, Woods’ Planner Nathan Saluni was seconded to the LEAD Alliance. In this blog, Nate reflects on his experience over the last 12 months working as a Community Liaison Adviser for the LEAD Alliance.
Surveying 40 kilometres of the rail corridor is quite an onerous task. Read on to see how Woods’ surveying team created cost and time savings while improving health and safety on the KiwiRail RNGIM project.
