Best Land Surveyors in New Plymouth
Every land surveyor in New Plymouth we could assess is listed here, ranked on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 22 September 2026. How we rank →
Before you hire
Defining where a boundary legally sits is restricted work: under the Cadastral Survey Act 2002 only a licensed cadastral surveyor, or someone working under one, may carry out a cadastral survey, and you can check any name against the Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board register. Other survey work, such as a topographic survey for a designer or setting out a building, carries no such restriction. Ask which kind of survey you are buying, whether the job includes lodging anything with the council or Land Information New Zealand, and how long that takes, because the fieldwork is often the short part.
Top 5 Land Surveyors in New Plymouth
The 5 highest-scoring businesses from 5 analysed. Ranked on independent signals only. Scroll for our take on each, plus what to ask before you hire.
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Taylor Patrick
★ 5.0 18 reviews Top5 Score 1365★ 18Taylor Patrick coordinates land development, subdivision work, and complex historical surveying queries for clients who need a team that stays accessible throughout the process. Reaching them by text, WhatsApp, or email gets a prompt response, and surveyors like Sam and Stefan are known for showing up at short notice and working through intricate boundary and development questions in plain terms.
location_on 21/23 Devon Street East, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth
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Bland & Jackson Surveyors Ltd
★ 4.7 14 reviews Top5 Score 1245★ 13 1★ 1Bland & Jackson gets residential subdivisions, rural lot splits, and time-sensitive property surveys across the line, including the intricate council paperwork that trips up many clients. Surveyors like Mark and Vaughan are known for walking clients through each stage in plain terms and keeping communication steady from first appointment to LINZ registration.
location_on 19 Dawson Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth
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Landpro Ltd
★ 5.0 3 reviews Top5 Score 1135★ 3We generate summaries once a business has enough reviews for a reliable sample.
location_on 57 Vivian Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth
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BCD Group New Plymouth - Consulting Engineers, Planners & Surveyors
★ 4.3 6 reviews Top5 Score 885★ 5 1★ 1BCD Group produces survey reports written clearly enough that clients find them genuinely interesting to read, which is not something most technical documents achieve. Named staff like Jack and Chloe are called out directly for their involvement, and completed work, including calculations and geotechnical surveys, is turned around promptly.
location_on 5 Young Street, New Plymouth Central, New Plymouth
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BTW Company Ltd
★ 4.2 5 reviews Top5 Score 735★ 4 1★ 1BTW Company brings surveying and planning together under one roof, meaning a boundary issue tied to a resource consent application can be resolved without coordinating separate firms. Their local planning knowledge has been noted as a practical asset when navigating council requirements on time-sensitive jobs.
location_on 179 Courtenay Street, CBD, New Plymouth
Before you hire a land surveyor in New Plymouth
Drawn from 41 customer reviews collected for this page. The first answer is what it costs.
How much does a land survey cost in New Zealand? expand_more
A boundary survey that re-establishes and marks existing boundaries runs from $1,500 to $3,500, based on surveyor-published figures. A topographic site survey for a designer costs $1,500 to $3,500, though terrain, vegetation and access shift that figure significantly.
A building location certificate, confirming a new building's position and floor level after construction, sits at $600 to $1,500. A full subdivision survey through to new titles ranges from $3,000 to $10,000, and that is before statutory and council fees.
Does a land surveyor have to be licensed in New Zealand? expand_more
The licence requirement attaches to cadastral work, meaning surveys that define or redefine legal boundaries or support the creation of new records of title, not to surveying as a whole. Under the Cadastral Survey Act 2002, only a licensed cadastral surveyor, or a person working under the direction of one, may carry out anything for the purposes of a cadastral survey.
The Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board licenses these practitioners and runs a public register you can search before engaging anyone for boundary or title work. Topographic surveys, set-out surveys and engineering surveys are not restricted, so a competent surveyor without a cadastral licence may lawfully carry those out, which is why you should match the licence to the job rather than assume it.
Which kind of land survey do you actually need? expand_more
A boundary survey, also called a re-peg or boundary definition, re-establishes and marks the legal boundary on the ground, and is what a fence on the line, a boundary dispute or a building set close to the boundary requires. A topographic or site survey maps levels, contours and features for a designer or engineer but says nothing about where the boundary runs unless boundary work is specifically included in the brief. A subdivision survey is the full cadastral process through the council and Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to new records of title, and reviewers note that firms who explain each stage clearly, as several did here, make a real difference when the process runs to many months.
What are the warning signs of a land surveyor to avoid? expand_more
- –A quote that covers fieldwork only, with LINZ lodgement fees, title fees and plan preparation added to the invoice later, leaving you well above the number you agreed to.
- –Long silences between the site visit and delivery of the plan, with a subdivision drifting months past the timeframe given and no proactive explanation offered.
- –Pegs placed on the ground with no written report or plan supplied to explain what they mean or where the boundary runs.
- –A firm that goes quiet at the council or LINZ stage of a subdivision, leaving you to chase progress rather than being kept informed.
- –Work started before the scope and fee were confirmed in writing, making it hard to dispute charges or delays later.
- –One reviewer reported a rural subdivision taking three years with poor communication throughout and no explanation offered, which is the clearest signal that a firm cannot manage a long project.
What should you ask before hiring a land surveyor? expand_more
- –Ask which survey the job actually needs and what it will and will not tell you, because asking for the wrong type costs time and money.
- –If the work is cadastral, ask for the name and licence number of the licensed cadastral surveyor who will sign the plan, then check that number on the Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board public register before you engage.
- –Ask for a written breakdown of what the fee covers: fieldwork, plan preparation, report, LINZ lodgement and title fees, and any council resource consent or section 223 and 224 certification fees separately, and confirm whether the figures are GST inclusive.
- –Ask how long the fieldwork, the plan and, for a subdivision, the full process to new titles will take, and get that timeframe in writing.
- –Ask whether the existing survey records for your title have been checked before the quote was prepared, since gaps in those records are what drives boundary work up in time and cost.
- –Ask whether pegs will be physically marked, a written plan supplied, and who will speak to the neighbour if a boundary is disputed.
About this ranking
What the 5 land surveyors listed above hold, at the 22 September 2026 check.
Across the 8 locations we assess land surveyors in, the 75 businesses listed have a median rating of 5.0, and one-star reviews are 2.0% of their total.
How are the top land surveyors in New Plymouth chosen? expand_more
We build this page from Google Maps results for land surveyors in New Plymouth. Each one is scored on its public rating and review record. Businesses outside the area, or whose reviews describe a different line of work, are left out. Every category and city is rechecked on a rolling cycle, about every two to three months. A location with a subscribing business is rechecked every month, and the whole page updates with it. See how we rank for the full method.
What does a business subscription offer? expand_more
No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Claiming and verifying a listing is free. It adds a phone number to the card and a small trust bonus (+3 points) to its score, for confirming a real operator stands behind the listing. The owner also gets a dashboard showing how their score is made up. A paid subscription provides an enhanced card with more ways to reach the business, including a website link and a detailed profile page. It also refreshes this page monthly and adds ranking history and competitor analysis to the owner's dashboard. The subscription adds nothing to the score. Claim your listing or see what a subscription includes.
Why isn't my business listed? expand_more
We build this page from Google Maps results for land surveyors in New Plymouth. The usual reasons for missing out are a Google Business category that does not match, too few reviews to score near the top, or an address outside the area we cover. Sometimes we miss a business that should be here. Check where you rank first. If you are not there and think you should be, get in touch.