Project: Papakāinga Development 3d Visualisation
Location: Hastings
Client: Sheeran Associates
Date undertaken: October 2024
In late 2024, we had the privilege of supporting a local Ahu Whenua Trust to capture their vision for a future Papakāinga in Hawke’s Bay.
To express their vision and articulate this to the trustees’ and future residents of the Papakāinga, we were engaged to create a 3d visualisation of what the Papakāinga could look like.
Presenting this at their open day was special, we are proud of what we created for the Trust and excited to share. The response from the Trustees was amazing and the attendees got a real feel for what could be achieved.
Below are some still shots from the video. If you would like to view the video itself, please refer to our post on LinkedIn.
So if you have a project that you feel needs that little bit extra to share your vision, please feel free to touch base, we would love to assist.
Project: Cathedral Lane Raised Safety Platform
Location: Napier
Client: Napier City Council
Date constructed: June 2025
This raised safety platform, located at the start of a one-way street, is sympathetic to the Art Deco feel of Napier while also providing an important safety function of slowing turning vehicles, ensuring increased safety for people walking towards Napier’s CBD/waterfront.
Before photo and after photos of the intersection, showing the use of ACO Drain kerb product to deal with flat kerb long grades, while also avoiding the installation of new stormwater sumps, leads and manholes.
CivilTEC undertook the concept design, vehicle tracking, detailed design and construction drawings, including liaison with ACO to determine stormwater capacity requirements.
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Project: Papakāinga Development
Location: Hastings
Client: Sheeran Associates
Date constructed: September 2024 to January 2025
Delivery of the civil infrastructure to allow the house build of 6 dwellings. This included the design and construction supervision of an underground stormwater structure capturing the road, landscaped areas and roof stormwater run-off; design for soakage to ground; design of the internal access road and vehicle crossing with 600mm diameter culvert in roadside drain.
Project: Papakāinga Development
Location: Hastings
Client: Sheeran Associates
Date constructed: September 2023 to February 2024
We were commissioned to prepare this project for tender, invite contractors, award to the successful contractor and undertake construction supervision of the civil infrastructure construction, including: 320m3 underground stormwater soakage pits & 340 metres of access road with asphalt surfacing.
Project: Waingākau Village Construction Monitoring
Location: Flaxmere, Hastings
Client: Te Taiwhenua O Heretaunga
We were recommended to TTOH by a Hastings District Council representative as a company that could assist with overseeing the construction of a multi-stage residential development, in Flaxmere.
Project: Roundabout Concept Assessment
Location: Kapiti Coast
Client: Kapiti Coast District Council
CivilTEC was engaged by Kapiti Coast District Council to undertake the investigation, and concept design for converting a 4-leg intersection into a roundabout controlled intersection.
Project: Papakainga Development
Location: Hastings
Client: Sheeran Associates
Aorangi Maori Trust Board, in conjunction with Sheeran Associates, engaged CivilTEC for our construction monitoring expertise, to assist with engaging with local contractors and procuring the project for construction. Our services included: contract documentation, project cost estimating and construction monitoring of the physical works.
Project: Roundabout Design
Location: Ratanui Road / Mazengarb Road Intersection, Paraparaumu
Client: Kapiti Coast District Council
CivilTEC was engaged by Kapiti Coast District Council to undertake the investigation, detailed design, construction drawings and technical specifications for the installation of a roundabout at the above intersection that was receiving increased traffic volumes on the existing minor road leg, as a result of traffic demand changes from the completion of a section of the nearby State Highway 1 Kapiti Expressway.
We were able to deliver an innovative solution, addressing several challenges including: sight lines constraints, catering for multiple heavy commercial vehicle movement types while also maintaining entry deflection on each approach, maintaining suitable access for several residential entranceways in close proximity to the intersection and providing safe crossing facilities for school-aged pedestrians and cyclists.
Project: Carpark Design
Location: Hawea Park, Hastings
Client: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
Hawke’s Bay Regional Council engaged CivilTEC to produce a car park design to cater for cars and tour coaches in an area with cultural significance in the Whakatu area of Hastings. The engagement consisted of concept design, detailed geometric design, pavement design, storm water swale design, construction drawings and technical specifications.
This project was completed in mid-2020 with CivilTEC assisting the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council with construction monitoring, undertaking regular site inspections and providing technical guidance on design and construction queries. (Contractor: Higgins Contractors)
Project: Papakāinga Development
Location: Te Hauke, Hastings
Client: Sheeran Associates
Mahue Pera Ahu Whenua Trust, in conjunction with Sheeran Associates, engaged CivilTEC for our Civil Engineering expertise, to assist in developing their land so the Trust could build affordable, warm, dry homes for their Whanau in a community-based environment. CivilTEC undertook the road alignment design, platform earthworks design, pavement design, storm water design, construction drawings, technical specifications and project cost estimating.
CivilTEC also engaged with local contractors to secure a competitive price for construction. This project was completed in November 2020, with CivilTEC undertaking the construction monitoring (Contractor: Higgins Contractors & Gair Contracting).
Project: Maraekakaho Road Intersection & Internal Haul Road
Location: State Highway 50, Hastings
Client: Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
As part of a Resource Consent for a local contractor to continue with gravel extraction, a new haul road was required, with an associated relocated entrance on State Highway 50. The Hawke’s Bay Regional Council engaged CivilTEC to undertake an evaluation of another consultant’s design, produce a revised concept and ultimately produce a detailed design of a right turn bay and internal Haul Road, including installation of a 1350mm diameter stormwater culvert.
Construction of this project has recently been completed with a very happy client in the Hawke’s Bay Regional Council.
