Best Land Surveyors on the North Shore
We assessed 17 land surveyors on the North Shore and ranked the top 5 on public rating quality, review volume and how recent the reviews are. No business can pay for a place in these rankings. Last updated 20 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 on the North Shore
The 5 highest-scoring businesses from 17 analysed. Ranked on independent signals only. Scroll for our take on each, plus what to ask before you hire.
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Trig Consultants Limited
★ 5.0 40 reviews Top5 Score 1485★ 40Trig Consultants coordinates subdivision surveys, construction set-outs, title plans, and easement work for Auckland property owners and developers, including complex multi-lot projects that involve Auckland Council processes. Clients who come in without prior subdivision experience regularly describe being guided through the process in plain terms, with the team flagging risks and saving them money before costly mistakes are made.
location_on 299 Hobsonville Road, Hobsonville, Auckland
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CONSURV
★ 5.0 10 reviews Top5 Score 1305★ 10Consurv covers GPS set-out, Total Station set-out, drone imaging, and complex survey work across civil and residential development projects. Repeat clients spanning four to eight years point to their willingness to turn up at short notice and sort problems on the spot, by phone or in person, which keeps construction timelines moving.
location_on 3 Gurnard Road, Stillwater
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Good+Title - Cross Lease to Fee Simple Specialists
★ 5.0 10 reviews Top5 Score 1305★ 10Good+Title coordinates cross-lease to freehold conversions and residential subdivisions, managing the survey, legal, and council steps as a single process. Cost transparency stands out: where estimates shift, clients are told the increase comes from council fees, not from Good+Title's own charges, which reviewers describe as remaining fair throughout.
location_on 17 Esmonde Road, Takapuna, Auckland
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Heazlewood & Sons Surveyors
★ 5.0 8 reviews Top5 Score 1275★ 8Heazlewood & Sons handles boundary pegging and property surveys with prompt email responses and competitive pricing that clients flag as a genuine point of difference. Dean and Patrick are named repeatedly by clients across different jobs, suggesting consistent personal involvement rather than work passed off to unfamiliar staff.
location_on 1/336 Glenvar Road, Torbay, Auckland
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Survey Group
★ 5.0 8 reviews Top5 Score 1275★ 8location_on Bldg 2/1 William Pickering Drive, Rosedale, Auckland
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Before you hire a land surveyor on the North Shore
Drawn from 75 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
Boundary re-pegging and marking, suitable for a fence line or sale, runs $1,500 to $3,500 based on surveyor-published figures. A topographic site survey for a designer ranges from $1,200 to $3,500, with terrain, vegetation and access moving that price by up to 70 per cent on the same job type. A building location certificate, confirming a new building's position and floor level post-construction, costs $600 to $1,500. A full subdivision survey, covering the cadastral Land Transfer process through to new records of title, sits at $3,000 to $10,000, with those figures exclusive of statutory Land Information New Zealand fees. On top of any surveyor fee, LINZ charges $1,130 to lodge a cadastral survey dataset containing survey information, $643 where it does not, $313 for a cross lease, and $422 for unit titles without survey information, plus $165 per new record of title issued, all GST inclusive from 3 February 2025. Council resource consent and section 223 and 224 certification fees are separate again and not included in any of the above figures. These are surveyor-published price guides; the topographic examples above are stated GST exclusive, while the boundary and subdivision ranges do not specify GST treatment. What moves the surveyor fee most is how complete the historical survey records for that title are, alongside site size, terrain, vegetation, access and the number of new lots.
Does a land surveyor have to be licensed in New Zealand? expand_more
The licence attaches to the work, not the job title, and specifically to cadastral surveys, meaning surveys that define or redefine legal boundaries or support the creation or alteration of records of title. Under the Cadastral Survey Act 2002, no person may do anything for the purposes of a cadastral survey unless they are a licensed cadastral surveyor or are acting under the direction of one, with a breach carrying a fine of up to $1,000 under section 57. Only a licensed cadastral surveyor may use that title or hold themselves out as one, and doing so otherwise carries a fine of up to $5,000 under section 58. The Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board licenses cadastral surveyors and provides a public search so you can verify a licence 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. Survey and Spatial New Zealand is a voluntary professional body, not a licensing regulator. Under section 53, a licensed cadastral surveyor may enter land at a reasonable time after giving reasonable notice to the occupier, but that right does not extend to entering a dwelling.
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 you need for a fence on the line, a boundary dispute, an encroachment or a building set close to the boundary; this is cadastral work and must be carried out by or under the direction of a licensed cadastral surveyor. A topographic or site survey maps existing levels, contours, features, services and trees for a designer or engineer, is not cadastral work, and does not tell you where the boundary runs unless boundary work is specifically included in the brief. A set-out survey puts an approved design back on the ground for a builder, a building location certificate confirms after construction that a building sits where the consent required, and a subdivision survey is the full cadastral process through council and Land Information New Zealand to new records of title, running in months rather than weeks. Reviewers who had their results explained in plain language, as several noted with both boundary and subdivision work, avoided costly misunderstandings about what the survey did and did not establish. An existing fence, hedge or wall is not evidence of the legal boundary and is often not sitting on it, so never treat a fence as a substitute for a survey. Titles with missing or incomplete historical pegs make a boundary survey slower and more expensive, which is why a good firm checks those records before quoting rather than after.
What are the warning signs of a land surveyor to avoid? expand_more
- –A quote that covers the field work only, with the plan, written report and Land Information New Zealand fees added to the invoice later, leaving the final number well above what was agreed.
- –No written scope or fee agreement before work starts, which removes your ability to dispute extras or hold the surveyor to a timeframe.
- –Pegs placed on the ground with no written plan or report to accompany them, leaving you unable to explain the result to a builder, neighbour or council.
- –A surveyor who goes quiet after the site visit, with weeks passing between the field work and delivery of any plan, particularly on a subdivision where council and LINZ stages can drift without explanation.
- –Refusal to explain the result in plain terms or to communicate with an affected neighbour when a boundary is in dispute.
- –One negative review in this category noted the surveyor stopped responding entirely once paid in full, with no written report delivered for a job approaching $1,500, which is the clearest signal to withhold final payment until all documents are in hand.
What should you ask before hiring a land surveyor? expand_more
- –Ask which survey type the job actually needs and what it will and will not tell you, since several reviewers credited upfront plain-language advice with saving them significant money.
- –If the work is cadastral, ask for the name and licence number of the licensed cadastral surveyor who will sign the plan, then verify it on the Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board public search before committing.
- –Ask for a written breakdown of what the fee covers: field work, plan, written report, Land Information New Zealand lodgement and title fees, and any council consent fees, and confirm whether the figure is GST inclusive or exclusive.
- –Ask how long the field work, the plan and, for a subdivision, the full process through to new records of title will take, and get that timeframe in writing.
- –Ask whether the existing survey records for your specific title have been checked before the quote was prepared, since incomplete or missing historical pegs are what make a boundary survey take longer and cost more than expected.
- –Ask whether pegs will be physically marked on the ground, whether a written plan will be supplied, and who handles communication with neighbours if a boundary position is disputed.
Also recommended land surveyors on the North Shore
Ranked 6 to 10 on the same public review record.
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SurveyCo
★ 5.0 8 reviews Top5 Score 1275★ 8SurveyCo carries out resource consent planning, boundary surveys, and subdivision work, with Alex named directly by repeat clients across multiple development projects over several years. Clients dealing with boundary concerns describe receiving clear, logical explanations rather than jargon, and time-sensitive jobs are completed within agreed timeframes.
location_on 12 Faulkner Road, Northcote Point, Auckland
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asBuilt
★ 5.0 7 reviews Top5 Score 1265★ 7We generate summaries once a business has enough reviews for a reliable sample.
location_on 53 Woodside Avenue, Northcote, Auckland
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GeoSurvey
★ 4.8 8 reviews Top5 Score 1265★ 7 3★ 1GeoSurvey takes on boundary marking, topographical surveys, and boundary dispute resolution for both trade clients and individual property owners. Michael is noted for giving clear guidance before any fee is discussed, and the team has turned up and completed fieldwork in wet conditions to hold agreed schedules.
location_on Smales Farm 74 Taharoto Road, Takapuna, Auckland
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Precision Site Solutions Limited
★ 4.7 13 reviews Top5 Score 1245★ 12 1★ 1Precision Site Solutions gets topographical plans, boundary pegging, and property set-outs done at a pace that repeat trade clients rely on across multiple projects. Gavin is named directly for showing up on time, responding quickly, and taking proactive steps when boundary pegs were tampered with, keeping jobs on track without clients needing to chase.
location_on 56c Forge Road, Silverdale
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Chester Consultants Ltd - Auckland
★ 5.0 6 reviews Top5 Score 1245★ 6We generate summaries once a business has enough reviews for a reliable sample.
location_on 5/7 Byron Avenue, Takapuna, Auckland
About this ranking
What the 10 land surveyors listed above hold, at the 20 September 2026 check.
Across the 7 locations we assess land surveyors in, the 70 businesses listed have a median rating of 5.0, and one-star reviews are 1.8% of their total.
How are the top land surveyors on the North Shore chosen? expand_more
We build this page from Google Maps results for land surveyors on the North Shore. 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.
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We build this page from Google Maps results for land surveyors on the North Shore. 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.