Councils.

Researched, robust water solutions for your communities – now and for the future.

Local communities face many pressing challenges, and water is one of the most important. We partner with councils to solve complex water challenges with confidence, combining deep scientific expertise and whole-system thinking.
Our solutions are technically robust, culturally informed and practically achievable.

By integrating rigorous research, stakeholder perspectives including Mātauranga Māori, and real-world engineering insight, we help councils make defensible decisions, avoid public risk, and implement enduring water outcomes that deliver long term value for communities.

How we work with councils.

Defensible decisions.

We translate complex engineering and science into solutions with clear, auditable rationales, ensuring your water decisions and approvals withstand legal, regulatory and public scrutiny.

Integrated planning.

We have over two decades’ experience applying analytical science and engineering creativity to manage water infrastructure, within its full environmental and social context.

Matauranga Maori.

Our team applies experience and understanding, working alongside Te Ao Māori, ensuring water management decisions respect cultural values and enable productive, sustainable outcomes for good.

Whole-system thinking.

We take project thinking and delivery beyond siloed engineering by linking catchment, infrastructure, ecology, and community outcomes.

Practical implementation.

We clearly translate strategy into on-the-ground outcomes, balancing innovation with operational feasibility, delivering practical, cost-effective solutions easy to implement and maintain in the field.

Independent leadership.

As independent water specialists, we provide technical leadership and unbiased, world-class outcomes, backed by a committed team of highly qualified water scientists and engineers.

Every water challenge starts with a conversation.

Tell us what you’re working on and we’ll connect you with the right person.

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Solutions for councils.

We understand council projects often involve multiple disciplines, long timeframes and significant public and political interest. We’re experienced in that environment and always provide rigorous, well-documented analysis, clearly communicated to all parties.

Resource Consents & Compliance.

Our on-farm water management services cover irrigation performance, effluent and farm water systems.

Groundwater Management.

From aquifer testing and monitoring to complex numerical modelling. We build the complete picture of what's happening below the surface and what it means for users, regulators and the environment.

Water Modelling & Hydrology.

Hydrological assessments, catchment modelling, flood and drought analysis. The science that underpins good water management decisions at every scale – from a single farm crossing to a regional catchment.

Water Resource Management.

Strategic, integrated, cross-sector. We work with councils, government and scheme operators on long-term water strategy, allocation frameworks, storage feasibility and national-scale supply assessment.