Best Land Surveyors in Tauranga

We assessed 10 land surveyors in Tauranga 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

Top 5 Land Surveyors in Tauranga

The top 5 land surveyors in Tauranga are #1 Surveying Services, #2 Actionplans, #3 RPC, #4 Definition Surveying, and #5 Lysaght Consultants, ranked by Top5 Score.

  1. 1 Surveying Services Land Surveyors Tauranga ★ 4.7 · 36 reviews · Score 137
  2. 2 Actionplans Ltd ★ 5.0 · 13 reviews · Score 131
  3. 3 RPC - Surveying Planning Engineering ★ 5.0 · 9 reviews · Score 126
  4. 4 Definition Surveying – Bay of Plenty ★ 5.0 · 8 reviews · Score 124
  5. 5 Lysaght Consultants Ltd – Tauranga ★ 4.4 · 8 reviews · Score 119
  • 1

    Surveying Services Land Surveyors Tauranga

    ★ 4.7 36 reviews Score 137
    5★ 32 4★ 1 3★ 1 1★ 2

    Surveying Services turns around boundary redefinitions, topography surveys, and subdivision projects with a speed that reviewers repeatedly flag as a genuine advantage, including same-day reports and site visits completed within two working days.

    194 Fifteenth Avenue, Tauranga South, Tauranga

    Call 07 578 2500 Map Is this your business?
  • 2

    Actionplans Ltd

    ★ 5.0 13 reviews Score 131
    5★ 13

    Actionplans covers topographical surveys, geotechnical reports, and stormwater and wastewater design, making them a practical single point of contact for complex residential and construction projects.

    Domain Road, Papamoa Beach, Tauranga

    Call 021 027 47354 Map Is this your business?
  • 3

    RPC - Surveying Planning Engineering

    ★ 5.0 9 reviews Score 126
    5★ 9

    RPC coordinates subdivision work end-to-end, handling council dealings, legal requirements, and client communication so owners are guided through each stage rather than left to figure out the next step themselves.

    321 Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga

    Call 07 575 4911 Map Is this your business?
  • 4

    Definition Surveying – Bay of Plenty

    ★ 5.0 8 reviews Score 124
    5★ 8

    Definition Surveying gets surveying jobs done quickly without sacrificing clear communication, with named surveyors like Bede and Anton drawing repeat mentions for being easy to reach and competitive on price.

    Level 2/16 Rire Hau Lane, Pyes Pa, Tauranga

    Call 0800 337 878 Map Is this your business?
  • 5

    Lysaght Consultants Ltd – Tauranga

    ★ 4.4 8 reviews Score 119
    5★ 5 4★ 1 3★ 2

    Lysaght Consultants takes on non-straightforward consent applications and sees them through to a positive outcome, with clients describing the experience of leaving complicated cases entirely in their hands and getting results on both attempts.

    19 Totara Street, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga

    Call 07 578 8798 Map Is this your business?
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Before you hire a land surveyor in Tauranga

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.

The questions below are drawn from 79 customer reviews collected for this page.

How much does a land survey cost in New Zealand?

A boundary survey that re-establishes and marks existing boundaries runs from $1,500 to $3,500, based on surveyor-published figures. A topographic survey for a designer or engineer sits in a similar range, from $1,500 to $3,500, but terrain shifts that number fast.

One firm's worked examples show a flat 650 square metre site at $1,200 GST exclusive, rising to $2,050 for a sloped 1,050 square metre site with dense vegetation, a 70 per cent jump for the same job type. A subdivision survey, covering the full cadastral process through to new records of title, ranges from $3,000 to $10,000.

Does a land surveyor have to be licensed in New Zealand?

The licence attaches to the work, not the job title. Under the Cadastral Survey Act 2002, only a licensed cadastral surveyor, or a person working under the direction of one, may do anything for the purposes of a cadastral survey, which means any survey that defines or redefines legal boundaries or supports the creation or alteration of records of title.

The Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board licenses cadastral surveyors and runs a public search so you can verify a licence before committing. Topographic surveys, set-out surveys and engineering surveys are not restricted work, so a competent surveyor without a cadastral licence may carry them out lawfully, which is why you should match the licence to the job rather than assume it exists.

Which kind of land survey do you actually need?

A boundary survey, also called a re-peg or boundary definition, re-establishes the legal boundary on the ground and is what you need for a fence on the line, a dispute with a neighbour, or a building sitting 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 levels, contours and features for your designer and says nothing about where the boundary runs, while a subdivision survey is the full cadastral process from scheme plan through council consent and Land Information New Zealand lodgement to new records of title, running in months rather than weeks. One thing reviewers and professionals agree on: an existing fence, hedge or wall is not evidence of the legal boundary and is often not sitting on it, and titles with missing pegs or thin historical records make a boundary survey slower and more expensive than a neighbouring property with complete records.

What are the warning signs of a land surveyor to avoid?
  • –A quote that names only the field work and omits the plan, the report, the Land Information New Zealand lodgement fees and any council fees, so the final invoice is well above the number you agreed to.
  • –A firm that guarantees a specific outcome on a boundary or subdivision matter, since a surveyor can only report where the boundary lies, not determine it in your favour.
  • –Long silences after the site visit, with no plan or report delivered and no explanation of the delay, particularly at the council or Land Information New Zealand stage of a subdivision.
  • –Pegs placed on the ground but no written plan or report provided to explain them, leaving you with marks you cannot use to instruct a builder or resolve a dispute.
  • –A preliminary or feasibility report charged as a separate fee when other firms include that information as part of the quoting process.
  • –Work starting before the fee, scope and deliverables are confirmed in writing, making it harder to dispute gaps in the service later.
What should you ask before hiring a land surveyor?
  • –Ask which type of survey your job actually needs and what it will and will not tell you, since getting a topographic survey when you needed a boundary definition wastes the fee entirely.
  • –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 licence on the Cadastral Surveyors Licensing Board public register before committing.
  • –Ask for a written breakdown of what the fee covers: field work, the plan, the report, Land Information New Zealand lodgement and new title fees, and any council resource consent or section 223 and 224 certification fees separately, and confirm whether the figure is GST inclusive.
  • –Ask whether the surveyor has checked the existing survey records for your title before quoting, since incomplete or missing pegs are what makes one boundary survey much more expensive than a neighbouring one that looks identical.
  • –For a boundary survey, ask whether pegs will be physically placed and marked and whether a written plan will be supplied, not just a verbal report on the day.
  • –If a boundary dispute with a neighbour is involved, ask whether the surveyor is willing to explain the result directly to the neighbour or attend a meeting, since reviews show that a calm, professional presence on site can prevent the dispute from escalating.

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About this ranking

What the 10 land surveyors listed above hold, at the 20 September 2026 check.

36
reviews held by the #1 ranked business
8
reviews held by the #5 ranked business
4.1
lowest rating among the 10 listed
How are the top land surveyors in Tauranga chosen?

We build this page from Google Maps results for land surveyors in Tauranga. Each one is scored on its public rating and review record, using the same published method on every page. 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. See how we rank for how rankings are made and who is left out.

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