Articles
Kevin Birch has been writing articles for local newspapers since the company was established in 1989. Originally these were published on a weekly basis, and are now published monthly. The articles are written with the general public in mind and are informative and usually based on current events pertaining to land development and the Resource Management Act. The company's team of Surveyors in Pukekohe, Auckland and Hamilton ensure that they are up to date and participate in all significant plan changes proposed by Councils in their area and these articles serve to keep the public informed of these changes. Changes to relevant legislation is also discussed, along with articles on new technology, significant changes in the Company, and major events effecting Surveyors, such as the Christchurch Earthquake. Periodically the articles provide information on the subdivision process or explain terminology used in the Industry.
Over the years, we have received very positive feedback from these articles from people from many walks of life, and now provide through these pages copies of historical articles. These are updated at least monthly. Please feel free to browse - selected years can be chosen from the selection tools. If you have any comments on any articles please contact us through the contact page. Enjoy reading.
Seasons Greetings
23 December 2014
Firstly, from the Staff, Shareholders and Directors of Birch Surveyors Ltd, Seasons Greetings to all our friends, family, clients and colleagues, we wish you all the very best for the Christmas and New Year festive season
Building capacity
25 November 2014
Further to our announcements in August advising of two additional Surveyors for our Pukekohe office, we are pleased to advise of additional staffing in Tauranga and enhancements to our Engineering capacity in Pukekohe. At the beginning of October ....
GPS surveys
22 October 2014
GPS (Global Positioning System) technology is now in common usage for Surveyors. In simple terms GPS equipment uses man made satellites orbiting the earth to calculate a position on earth. The accuracy being a function of the number of satellites
Unit titles
23 September 2014
Most people have heard of freehold titles and crosslease titles. A less common form of land ownership is Unit titles. The provision for Unit titles is contained in the Unit Titles Act 2010
Staff changes
19 August 2014
The continued growth of the Auckland area and the pressure this is placing on development in the Franklin area is creating high demand for subdivisions. To assist in meeting this demand we are pleased to advise the engagement of two additional Surveyors
Crosslease conversions
22 July 2014
Although Crosslease titles are seldom created these days, it is becoming popular to convert crosslease titles to freehold titles. There are a number of reasons why this is being done.
Further Submissions to Auckland Unitary Plan
17 June 2014
Auckland Council have now released a Summary of Submissions to the Unitary Plan. If you are one of the more than 9400 individuals or organizations who made submissions, then you will have been advised on this update.
Limited as to parcels
20 May 2014
Every once in a while we are requested to provide advice on the implications of a title being “tagged” as Limited as to Parcels. This usually relates to a proposed purchase of a property. We also regularly deal with this situation when undertaking surveys
Terminology
22 April 2014
Those involved in the process of Land Surveying, Land subdivision and particularly the Resource Management Act use a number of terms, phrases and acronyms which are peculiar to those processes. This article explains the use of some common terms.
Auckland plan places constraints on development
18 March 2014
The Auckland Unitary plan proposed some significant areas for urban development between Drury and the Southern boundary of Auckland. Some of these are being fast tracked by way of Special Housing Area provisions. Potentially however the development areas
Protection of Survey marks
21 February 2014
Wooden boundary pegs, traverse marks, and Control survey marks are all considered to be “Survey marks” and it an offence to remove these ....
Looking forward to 2014
15 January 2014
There is no doubt that 2014 will continue in the vein of recent years with continual changes. Change is a fact of life - Winston Churchill said “There is nothing wrong with change, if it is in the right direction"