Slip Remediation – Services for slip damage to your property
February 2023
The recent extreme weather events across the country have caused slips affecting some properties. Cato Bolam is available to provide services to assist with slip remediation and a detailed assessment of slip damage for both insurance and remedial design purposes.
Soil Contamination from Start to Finish
January 2023
Our expert Land Contamination Team takes you through a recently completed project on a 2.7 hectare property located west of Whangarei.
Cato Bolam – Our Year in Review – 2022
December 2022
Meri Kirihimete, from our Cato Bolam whānau to yours. We are proud to share the following highlights of 2022 and we are looking forward to creating more great places with you in 2023!
Wetland Restoration – from wet unproductive pasture to valuable environmental asset
September 2022
In this article we focus on a specific case study where we restored a wetland that initially had very low vegetation quality dues to decades of ongoing stock grazing, and then proceeded to apply for and gain subdivision resource consent based on these areas, and then a new title.
MDRS – New Housing Rules – Auckland Intensifies
June 2023
Auckland Council has introduced a plan change (Plan Change 78) that incorporates the new Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS). Over much of Auckland’s residential urban area, and subject to meeting the new standards, the new housing rules now enable 3 storeys and 3 dwellings per site as of right.
Celebrating our 50th Anniversary – Creating Great Places since 1972
June 2022
This year, 2022, Cato Bolam celebrates our 50th Anniversary. It’s a great time to reflect on those 50 years, and “crystal ball gaze” into our future!
Planting Native Bush – Subdivision & Environmental Benefit
April 2022
This article discusses another common way of subdividing in the rural zones. If there is no available bush or wetland on your property, and you are looking to subdivide, the planting of native bush may be a way to do this.
Wetland Restoration – How to achieve Significant Ecological Area (SEA) Quality
February 2022
At Cato Bolam, we are experts in answering your questions on how to preserve wetlands and in this article we discuss what is involved in restoring a degraded wetland to one that meets the Significant Ecological Area (SEA) criteria of the Auckland Unitary Plan.
Resource Management (Enabling Housing Supply and Other Matters) Amendment Bill Passed
December 2021
The New Housing Supply Bill has passed its third reading and will shortly become law. This bill amends the Resource Management Act 1991 with the aim of rapidly accelerate the supply of housing to address some of the issues with housing choice and affordability that New Zealand currently faces in its largest cities. The new Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) will be introduced by councils, including Auckland Council, and have varying effect from August 2022.
The MDRS have been amended through the submissions and Select Committee process. Cato Bolam Planning Director, Peter Reaburn summaries the changes and the new density standards in this hot off the press article.
A Close Up Look at Countryside Living Subdivision
November 2021
The entire Countryside Living zone is intended for rural residential living on the outskirts of Auckland, but it is the precinct overlays that determine what can be done in the way of subdivision. Here we take a close up look at the specifics of zones, the precinct overlays and what it all means in the south and north areas of the Auckland region.
