Posts by Rebecca
Farewell Sam
Last week we said farewell to Sam. Sam has worked for us since November 2011 as a field assistant along with his other important role as social event organiser. Despite his continual attempts to dominate the social event points table and win the muscle man trophy, it wasn’t until the last event of 2014 (office…
Read MoreThe LURP – What is this? Where did it come from?
The Resource Management Act which came into force in 1991 was meant to streamline and expedite development BUT 20 years on we all know how time consuming, how litigious and how expensive anything to do with the granting of Resource Consents and the resolution of planning matters can be. Councillors and local government staff must…
Read MoreHalcyon Development – Kiteroa Place
We are approaching completion of the first stage of the Halcyon development at Kiteroa Place on the Cashmere Hills. This is the latest in a long line of developments on the hill where Fox & Associates have assisted and we find that these projects always present interesting challenges. This project has proved to be particularly…
Read MorePlanning to Succeed
Over the years at Fox & Associates we have progressively become more aware of how important regular Strategic Planning is. Carl has been the driver behind this push to think more strategically, inspired by business guru and writer Jim Collins. In our last round of strategic planning, we came up with the CREATE acronym for…
Read MoreTest Cricket in Christchurch? Why? Why Not!
By David Fox The battle as to whether or not Hagley Oval will be upgraded for Test and International Cricket is now in the hands of Judge Jane Borthwick. The “Save Hagley“ group (and oh, this begs the question, save it from what?!) changed its name to “Hands off Hagley”. The passionate opposition includes Gary…
Read MoreLake Hood June 2013
Lake Hood is the prime destination for water based activities on the Canterbury Plains. The purpose built lake is a great destination for a range of recreational uses such as water skiing, wake boarding, dragon boat racing and yachting. The adjacent residential area offers a selection of high and low density residential and rural residential…
Read MoreSpires Scuplture
The Press recently featured an article titled ‘Conjuring Space and Freedom’ about a project being undertaken by a group of Christchurch individuals and companies for the benefit of the Christchurch Community. This project is being led by renowned sculptor Neil Dawson (the same person who brought us ‘The Chalice’) and has been hugely supported by…
Read MoreSeasons Greetings
Well here we are, December 21 and no apocalypse. Rogue planets haven’t crashed into earth and neither have we achieved a higher level of consciousness (just as well, the current level is enough of a struggle!) Those of you who have been issued with the Fox & Associates Christmas Apocalypse Survival Kits will no doubt…
Read MoreGraduate Surveyor / Technician
Due to our increased workload we are currently looking for a Survey Graduate or Survey Technician to start with us immediately. Do you have up to 2 years’ experience and are you keen to be part of a team whose mission is to design and create world class neighbourhoods for New Zealanders? Do you have…
Read MoreSoil Contamination – What Lies Beneath?
By: Craig McInnes I suspect that various government departments might be having a competition to see who can come up with the most unwieldy name for a document. An early front-runner for 2012 would have to be the Ministry for the Environment’s National Environmental Standard for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil to Protect Human…
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