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.
After spending years preparing to apply for Engineering Chartership, Boniface Kinnear joined Woods in 2020 where he found the help and support that he needed to cross the finish line.
Woods supported me through my entire journey, from leaving university to where I am now. Read on to find out how Woods helped me get licensed and why Woods is an attractive place for graduate surveyors to work.
When I first started as an engineer, electronics were very much in the primitive stage. Everything was done manually; the drawings were done by hand and calculations were done using a calculator.
With a shortage of existing houses in Auckland and only a finite amount of land available, higher density housing is needed to support the growing population.
In New Zealand, with underground services being installed over quite a long time and changing standards and practices, services are all over the place.
