Local Government

PDP was engaged by Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BoPRC) to provide advice on upgrading the Lake Ōkāreka outlet following a period of consistently high lake levels.

PDP assisted Waipā District Council to investigate options for a new wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) to service the growing Cambridge population and significantly improve the quality of discharge to the Waikato River.

Investigations Into Groundwater Quality Issues and Scoping Of New Groundwater Supply.

In a Technology and Innovation first PDP has developed a wetland mapping app for Nelson City Council, which forms one of our first official ‘Software as a Service’ offerings to the market. 

PDP has been undertaking a significant resource re-consenting package for the Russell Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Far Noth District Council (FNDC).

We partnered with Northland Regional Council to support the Tangata Whenua Water Advisory Group (TWWAG) in incorporating mātauranga Māori into freshwater management policy.

Between 2017 and 2019, PDP was engaged by Bay of Plenty Regional Council (BOPRC) to address the erosion of a critical section of Waitangi Stream, which links Lake Ōkāreka to Lake Tarawera in Rotorua.

We bring expertise and commitment to culturally responsive engagement to projects like the Ōpōtiki Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrade and reconsenting.

Napier City Council engaged PDP to provide technical advice for their maintenance dredging of the Napier Inner Harbour. 

Kāpiti Coast District Council (KCDC) engaged Pattle Delamore Partners (PDP) to complete the design and undertake construction monitoring for a project to upgrade the overflow pond at Paraparaumu Wastewater Treatment Plant.

PDP partnered with Auckland Council Healthy Waters to generate robust treatment data for an innovative stormwater device.

Cyclone Gabrielle was a severe tropical cyclone that devastated parts of the North Island of New Zealand in February 2023. 

PDP were engaged by Auckland Council to review all rainfall, flow and soil moisture data from their current and historic network to determine the return period of the Auckland Anniversary event (27 January 2023).

Water supply to Rotorua’s eastern and central area comes from several springs which are culturally significant to Māori, and which have differing ecological values.

In 2022, Wellington City Council engaged PDP to assess and remediate slope stability risks to the road for a greywacke (siltstone and sandstone) slope cut at 60° – 80° along a 68 m length of Grafton Road, Wellington.

PDP supported Wellington City Council in developing the Climate Adaptation Options Catalogue.

The Whangamarino Wetland, spanning 7,000 hectares in the Lower Waikato River catchment is a diverse ecosystem of peat bogs, fens and lakes, making it the second largest wetland in Aotearoa.

PDP were engaged by Napier City Council (NCC) in FY2022/23, and again in FY2023/24, to undertake an independent revaluation of their three-waters infrastructure assets, valued at a total replacement cost of approximately $1.5 billion.

PDP provided consultancy services to Napier City Council (NCC) to review and assess options for delivering safe, chlorine-free drinking water to the community.

PDP collaborated closely with Āpōpō to support the refresh of the New Zealand Infrastructure Asset Valuation and Depreciation Guidelines, Edition 3.0, which were last updated in 2006.

We are the go-to advisors for Waikato District Council for coastal hazards and processes.

PDP participated in an eDNA stream testing workshop, supporting local efforts to better understand and protect freshwater ecosystems.

Northland Regional Council (NRC) engaged PDP to provide a solution for monitoring bare soil changes for the entire Northland region.

Kāpiti Coast District Council (KCDC) engaged PDP to provide a preliminary design for a new pond base as part of the aeration lagoon upgrade at the Ōtaki Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) on the Kāpiti Coast 

PDP supported multiple stages of the City Rail Link (CRL) – New Zealand’s largest transport infrastructure project – providing specialist groundwater expertise from feasibility through to consenting. 

PDP undertook a peer review of the Tauranga City Council Draft Spaces and Places Asset Management Plan (AMP) including reserves and open spaces, street trees, marine facilities and coastal structures, cemeteries, and the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park. 

We supported Far North District Council in strengthening their approach to three-waters asset management by developing a clear, ISO 55000-aligned framework to guide long-term planning and investment.

PDP has been assisting Horizons Regional Council with their investigations into the hydrology supporting Lake Horowhenua and the proposal to develop a natural wetland system to effectively manage water nutrient loads currently impacting the lakes.

PDP developed updated source protection zones for the surface water, groundwater and riparian drinking water supplies in the Horizons Region.

PDP was engaged by Horizon Regional Council, Wellington Regional Council, Masterton District Council and the Tararua District Council to provide expert technical review and Environment Court evidence for the Mt Munro Wind Farm proposed to be developed by Meridian Energy in the northern Wairarapa.