Business Central February 2021

| 37 Torere Macadamias Left, Vanessa Hayes checks plants in the new nursery extension which was funded by a PGF grant; right, Vanessa and Rod with macadamia plants ready for delivery. Laying the groundwork Kevin and Diane Taylor of Survey Gisborne Limited are proud of the long-standing professional working relationship they have established with Vannesa and Rod of Torere Macadamias. When Vanessa rst engaged Kevin Taylor to partition out her portion of land she had shares in at Torere, she set in motion a relationship that has now spanned 23 years. Working with the Waiariki Mao- ri Land Court and the Opotiki District Council, the eastern Bay of Plenty land partitioned by Survey Gisborne became a nursery and orchard exclusively for Torere Macademias. “Viticulture and horticulture are an impor- tant industry to our local economy,” says Diane. “Our team at Survey Gisborne has assisted with the layout of several orchards including macadamia. There are many factors to consider when working out the layout for an orchard, including row orientation and tree spacings.” For macadamia orchards, site plans are prepared that show the proposed layouts and their relationship to any legal bound- aries. Diane explains that it is wise to en- gage a professional surveyor who has the expertise and equipment to coordinate the legal boundaries, as well as designing the layout and calculating the number of trees required. Survey Gisborne Limited was founded in March 1999 by Kevin and later joined by Diane as co-owner in 2013—forming a highly successful husband and wife team. Today Kevin and Diane value the profes- sional relationships they have established throughout New Zealand and beyond. “We also value our small team of busy surveyors who undertake a wide range of specialist land surveying services includ- ing a mixture of rural, lifestyle and urban subdivisions, boundary rede nitions, topographic / site surveys, Maori Land partitions, occupation surveys and cove- nant surveys, to name a few.” Based in Gisborne, the survey team covers an area from East Cape south to Wairoa and west to Opotiki. During 2020 the key business focus has mostly been subdividing land for housing and undertaking Maori Land partitions. “It’s fair to say that the services of licensed cadastral surveyors to under- take these legal types of land surveys are currently in extreme high demand. The demand for housing and sections in the Gisborne region has increased dramatical- ly. The Covid-19 situation has seen many locals returning home where they can invest and enjoy a safer and richer lifestyle that is on offer in this region.” Experiencing signi cant business growth and expanding its operation, Survey Gisborne is on the search for suitably quali ed staff including licenced cadastral surveyors, passionate about surveying. • Subdivisions & Land Development Consultation • Resource Consents, Concept & Plan Proposals • Boundary Locations & Rede fi nition Surveys • Maori Land Partitions & Occupation Surveys • Topographic Site Surveys • Infrastructure Design & Engineering Plans • Engineering, Building & Construction Set-outs • Horticultural Design & Accurate GPS Set-outs Subdivisions, Land Development & Resource Management Consultants Contact the Friendly Team of Registered Professional & Licensed Cadastral Surveyors Cnr Derby St & Palmerston Rd, Gisborne REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT