Client: Wellington City Council

Services: Review of workforce planning with recreation services; comparison of headcount and FTE to understand workforce; lead change process around utilisation and management of rosters across the network of facilities; provide assistance and guidance on workforce planning and management.

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• Public consultation with commercial operators on the proposed process

• Development of Council resolution paper with recommendations on changes and improvements to licensing process

• Update of Council forms and process maps to reflect consultation outcomes

• Work through new process with Council officers and commercial operators to develop a robust licensing process

Client: Environment Canterbury Regional Council

Position Held: Landscape Architect​

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• The Ashley River / Rakahuri is a dynamic landscape where biodiversity, flood control, recreation and cultural values are distinctly interwoven. Thrive were engaged to facilitate consultation and develop the Masterplan for the Rangiora Reach area of the Rakahuri.

• Challenges included balancing these values within the constraints of ongoing flood protection and ensuring stakeholder and community values were expressed in the final Masterplan.

• The design focused on long-term phased solutions to widen the flow path of the river via gradual retreat of existing forestry, ongoing pest control and improved habitat for endemic butterflies and birdlife in suitable locations throughout the site. Signage including trail wayfinding alongside cultural and historical interpretation panels will be incorporated throughout the site over the coming years.

Client: Destination Queenstown 

Position Held: Tourism expertise

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• ​​Queenstown has seen huge changes to its tourism ecosystem as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has influenced consumer travel decisions have seen ongoing shifts that continue to evolve and are expected to develop further into the future

• Thrive were engaged to provide an independent report on fresh insights into consumer travel trends that are influencing  travel decisions and link the benefits of understanding these trends, to make them applicable to DQ as an organisation and it’s members.

Client: Queenstown Lakes District Council

Position Held: Tourism and Recreation expertise

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• ​Peer review of the draft Landscape Schedules from a recreation and tourism perspective

• Ensure tourism and recreation values within the landscapes are appropriately captured and described

Client: Greater Wellington Regional Council

Position Held: Independent Recreation Assessor

• Identify stakeholders

• Identify Tāngata whenua

• Consultation on proposed sale within context of legislation and GWRC policies

• Report to client

Client: Thames-Coromandel District Council

Position Held: Landscape Architect
 

• Consultation

• Community consultation

• Concept plan development 

• Budgeting
   

Client: Thames-Coromandel District Council

Position Held: Landscape Architect

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• TCDC partnered with Geoff Canham Consulting (now Thrive) to procure and manage the redevelopment of Given Grove Playground, including:

• Consultation

• Concept plans

• Manufacturer liaison 

• Plan development 

• Budgeting

• Fundraising
   

Position Held : Residential Garden Designer

• Requirements: Low maintenance garden space featuring with year-round interest through seasonal variance

• Conclusion: Retain vistas including the existing structural trees along perspective-leveraged fence lines

• Gardens feature gently curved edges to soften the small rectangular space

• Wooden pergola creates ‘transition zone’ to improve indoor – outdoor flow

• Plant palette selected for seasonal change to encourage visual interest and curiosity year-round

Client: Eastwoodhill Arboretum, National Arboretum of New Zealand
 

• Project planning

• Master plan implementation projects
   

Client: Rotorua District Council and NZTA

Position Held: Landscape design and project management

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• Two Pou and carved rocks commissioned and installed with three Iwi

• Interpretation panel design and installation

• Landscape design

• Overall project management 

     

Client: Gisborne District Council

Position Held: Project Manager

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• Recreation evidence from consultation and secondary research

• Steering group workshops

• Feasibility study author

Client: Bay of Plenty Regional Council

Position Held: Recreation planner and project manager of recreation survey

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• Design, implementation and analysis of recreation surveys of harbour users/ visitors.    

Client: Environment Canterbury Regional Council (ECAN)

Position Held: Principal Specialist Parks and Recreation Consultant

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• Review recreational and land based planning documentation and operations. Provision of business planning review document 

• Reviewer

• Analyst

• Business planning
   

• Policy assistance

• Workshop facilitation

Client: Thames Coromandel District Council

Services: Consultation with commercial operators on proposed tender system for licensing; review of license application process for applicants and Council officers; preparation of briefing papers for Council; develop tender scoring system and process.

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• Public consultation with commercial operators on the proposed process

• Development of Council resolution paper with recommendations on changes and improvements to licensing process

• Update of Council forms and process maps to reflect consultation outcomes

• Work though new process with Council officers and commercial operators to develop a robust licensing process

Client: Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Position Held: Landscape Architect​

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• Concept plan for guidance and implementation of the natural burial area of Te Puke Cemetery and extension of traditional burial plots

• Consultation and collaboration with BOP natural Cemetery groups and Tangata Whenua

• Design aspects including access and circulation patterns, plot layout, entrance design and species selection for headstones

• Phased design and flexible options to accommodate changes of attitude over time.

Client: Western Bay of Plenty District Council 

Position Held: Design, Scope, Consultation, Plant procurement, Project Management​

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• Scoping of route options

• Consultation regarding trail options and implementation

• Visual representations for entire project (including colour consultation);bridge, cycleway and vegetation

• Enhancement of cycleway experience using vegetation to create a variety of spaces and places to move through

• Use of indigenous vegetation in site-appropriate design

Client: Tauranga City Council

Position Held: Landscape Architect
 

• Planting plan development

• Visualisations of mature planting and proposed coastal walkway

Client: New Zealand Institute of Landscape Architects

Position Held: Event Organiser
 

• Organisation and management of the NZILA 2021 National Conference held in Tauranga, Bay of Plenty

• 200 delegates

• Field Trips/conference dinner/presidents cocktail function/sponsorship/trade stands/speaker contracts (both NZ and overseas speakers (zoom)

Client: Tauranga City Council

Position Held: Landscape Architect
 

• The brief was create a unique landmark which serves as a point of note for Tauranga City now, and in the years to follow. Swathes of native planting accentuate the terraced land form of the Pa site. Plant species were selected for their hardiness, seasonal interest and appeal to native birds, insects and lizards.

• Concept plan development

• Plant selection
   

Client: Department of Conservation

Position Held: Recreation Planner
 

• A pan-organisational strategy within a formal project structure to peer review and complete the overall strategy. This project continued on into planning the implementation phases and resource audit to successfully achieve the outcomes of the strategy for responsible camping

• Strategy team review

• Implementation plan 

• Resource audit

• Working with project steering group
   

Position Held : Landscape Architect

• A blend of residential and commercial land uses in the area required a home garden styled yet easy care border as a front feature for the clients commercial property in the Tauranga CBD

• Final concept featured the use of existing vegetation to a great extent, reducing construction costs and provide an element of maturity to the garden

• Hardy groundcover and conical evergreen suppress weeds and reduce the need for irrigation in the long term

• Provided advice for the removal and replanting of key species in addition to sourcing new plant species per the design

Client : Auckland Council
 

• Recreation assessment and evidence for Environment Court and reports on options available to the process

• Mediation assistance
   

Client: Hurunui Water Project

Position Held: Recreation Expert

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• Field assessment for recreation and recommendations
   

Client: Westland District Council

Position Held: Project Coordinator

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• Consultation

• Survey

• Analysis

• Strategy development
   

Client: Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Position Held: Project Manager

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• Implementation aspects of the Kauri Point Reserve Management Plan

• Development planning process over area of historic reserve

• Community consultation

• Tangata whenua consultation and cultural assessment

• Project management of community project group

• Development research, options, costings and concepts

• Presentations to Iwi, Council and the community

• Implementation planning and funding plans
   

Client: Greater Wellington Regional Council

Position Held: Facilitator and Reviewer

Community consultation and workshops for the preparation of the draft review for the Regional Parks Management Plan. 
 

• Review 

• Facilitation

• Best practice consideration

• Consultation

• Key informant workshops
   

Client: Napier City Council

Services: Operational systems planning and development; business operations review; staff recruitment and training; health, safety and wellness system planning; documentation write up of pool Risk Management plan, Emergency Action Plan and Normal Operating Procedures​.

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• Review all operating procedures, update and refresh for new operation

• Develop training and development plan for staff to meet industry standards and qualifications

• Assist with new recruitment approaches to bulk recruit staff

• Provide safe systems of work for a busy Aquatic Center

• Provide industry guidance on knowledge for the facility transition

• Deliver training of staff to upskill in updated procedure, process and qualifications

Client: Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Position Held: Landscape Architect

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• Masterplan for well-used and loved local park to upgrade facilities and environment while retaining open spaces and views

• Challenges included the retention of the large open green space for events, upgrading the toilet facilities, improvement of the main- entrance, inclusion of cultural recognition, mitigation of on-site impacts of stormwater and connecting power for events

• Solutions involved a community orchard, seating solutions, drainage features and bridges, cultural interpretation panels, upgrade of the toilets and retention of open green space with sparsely placed specimen trees.

• Client feedback: The Waihi Beach  community is happy the final Concept Plan took into account their feedback and they feel listened to.

Client: Private Client, Western Bay of Plenty District 

Position Held: Design, Project Management, Plant procurement

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• Design guided by best practice native forestry plantation guidelines

• Project management, plant procurement, planting contractor oversight

• Large-scale private planting job of native forestry trees on retired farmland

• Forward-thinking and future-proofing carbon farming

Client: Tauranga City Council

Position Held: Landscape Architect
 

• Concept design development to assist the client with further consultation

• Production of graphics to visualise concept

• Selection of plant species to align with existing and proposed work in proximity to the site   

Client: Wairoa District Council, Sport Hawke's Bay & Sport New Zealand 

Position Held: Consultant

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•  To work with the council and key collaborators on understanding and developing a play, active recreation and sport plan for the district through to 2031.

Client: Ōpōtiki District Council
 

• Management plan

• Asset management plan

• Consultation
   

Client: Gemscott Limited

Position Held: Landscape Architect

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• Subdivision Consent assistance: Vegetation Selection and Landscape Assessment

• Provide plant species palette to support the consent application for the development of a medium density residential development in Papamoa

• Providing landscape planting recommendations and instructions per the supplied architects concept drawings

• Inclusive of suggestions to mitigate visual impact

• Planting specifications and maintenance schedule at Thrives suggestion to reduce the landscape construction and procurement period down the track.

Client : Auckland Council
 

• Business planning

• Procurement plans

• Interpretation and wayfinding project (including ‘Myparx’ application)

• World Heritage Sites nomination application research and project team

• Business Case for guiding services by Tamaki Hikoi

• Maungawhau kiosk heritage building restoration

• Preparation work for Reserves Act Classification preparation and Levels of Service project

• Investment proposals

   

Client: Auckland Council

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• Business planning project for new departments of Council

• Documentation and consultation assistance-Maungawhau

• Project management for development works Maungawhau   
   

Client: Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Position Held: Project Manager and Recreation Planner roles

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• Management plan

• Development plan

• Funding plan

• Project management of Arrival Centre construction project

• Landscape design

• Project management up to park opening
   

Client: Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Position Held: Project Manager

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• Project managing the development of the park in partnership with Tangata Whenua and the community, in accordance with the Reserves, Historic Places and Resource Management Acts.  

   

Client: Western Bay of Plenty District Council

Position Held: Project Manager

•  District network planning, fundraising and Implementation 
  Consultation

• Project management

• Fundraising: $1.3 million to date

• Community consultation

• Stakeholder consultation and programmes
   

Client : Fordland
 

Expert parks provision evidence

Presenting at hearing.