| 20 December 2011 |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year |
| The team at PDP would like to wish everyone a happy and safe holiday season, all the best for 2012! |
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
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| 20 November 2011 |
| 2011 PDP Annual Prize in Engineering Hydrology Awarded |
| PDP has a tradition of supporting academic achievement and the development of knowledge in the environmental field. One of the ways we do this is through the Pattle Delamore Partners Ltd Engineering Hydrology Prize. This prize is awarded annually to a top student in Engineering Hydrology at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, at The University of Auckland. PDP sponsors this prize to encourage engineering students towards a career in water engineering and to reward excellence in this field.
The 2011 winner, Elliot Hurst was awarded his $2000 prize recently by PDP Director, Keith Delamore, at the prize giving at the university on 11 November.
Congratulations Elliot, and Best Wishes for your future engineering career!! |
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2011 PDP Annual Prize in Engineering Hydrology Awarded
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| 17 August 2011 |
| PDP Welcomes New Shareholders into the Company |
| Nine new shareholders have recently been welcomed to the register of our staff-owned proud-to-be-Kiwi consulting company. As we celebrate our 25th year of operation the new shareholders are looking forward to fostering the continued growth of the company that has seen PDP reach over 70 employees across its offices in Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington and Tauranga. The new shareholders are:
Karen Sky - Ecology and environmental management
Daryl Irvine - Wastewater engineering
Carl Steffens - Groundwater
Mark Pennington - Hydrology and river engineering
Hilary Lough - Groundwater and environmental engineering
Natalie Webster - Contaminated sites
Parviz Namjou - Groundwater
Bill Noell - Water and wastewater engineering
Lynn Torgerson - Environmental planning |
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| 15 July 2011 |
| Significance of Arsenic in Sediments of Lake Rotoroa (Hamilton Lake) Report released by Waikato Regional Council |
| PDP was contracted by Waikato Regional Council to investigate and report on the significance of arsenic in the sediment of Lake Rotoroa (Hamilton Lake), in Hamilton city.
More information and the full report can be found on the Waikato Regional Council website: www.waikatoregion.govt.nz/Publications/Technical-Reports/TR-201118/ |
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| 1 April 2011 |
| PDP: 25 Years of Success |
| PDP is 25 years old!!
Pattle Delamore Partners Limited (PDP) was born in 1986, when Alan Pattle and Keith Delamore joined forces to create a new consultancy. In the early days, PDP was based in Auckland with just two employees (Alan and Keith), and specialised mainly in groundwater and contaminated site studies. Over the past quarter of a century the company has grown in size and expertise, now having offices in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch, and employing over 70 engineers, scientists and planners who specialise in a wide range of environmental areas.
This year marks the 25th year of progress for PDP, and we look forward to continued success with Alan and Keith at the helm in Auckland, and fellow Directors Peter Callander and Graeme Proffitt managing the way forward in Christchurch and Wellington.
Happy Birthday PDP, here’s to the next 25 years!! |
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| 29 March 2011 |
| Well Done PDP Wellington: Winners of the Wellington Oxfam Water Challenge 2011 |
| Congratulations and well done to Ben, Keri, Kyle and Rob, the winning team in the 2011 Wellington Oxfam Water Challenge on Saturday!
The event held on the Wellington waterfront, involved swimming, filling and carrying large water containers as well as various other physical challenges. Our team completed the race in 16 minutes and 21 seconds – almost a minute ahead of the second placed team – and collected and carried 16.6 kg of water across the challenge course. Well done to all involved and thank you to everyone who donated money to assist the team’s fundraising efforts.
The Oxfam Water Challenge is an annual event held at several locations around New Zealand which replicates the daily challenges of gathering water in developing countries and raises money for the Oxfam Water for Survival fund. It is open to those in the water sector, as well as any related organisations including charitable groups. |
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Well Done PDP Wellington: Winners of the Wellington Oxfam Water Challenge 2011
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| 7 March 2011 |
| PDP Christchurch Office relocates |
| Our Christchurch office is relocating to 40 Hammersmith Drive, Wigram, alongside the disused Wigram airfield, approximately 5km south west of Christchurch CBD. The office is smaller than our previous office so some staff will continue to be based out of the office.
Our electronic files are available through our up-to-date backup to our Auckland Office Server but equipment and paper files from our Chester St office cannot be transferred yet.
We are continuing to operate within these limitations. You are able to contact our staff through their usual direct line, cell phone, or email connections, or by mail at PO Box 389 Christchurch 8140. |
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| 4 March 2011 |
| Thanks to Staff Who Have Been Helping with Quake Recovery |
| PDP have been happy to lend some of our staff to the quake recovery effort. Thanks to everyone (from all of our offices) who has been involved and continue to be involved in this work!
We are helping with emergency response related to damage to underground pipelines, sewage pumping stations, and groundwater supply wellheads. |
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| 23 February 2011 |
| PDP Christchurch Workers and Families are Safe |
| With much relief we can report that all the Christchurch PDP staff and their families are accounted for and safe. The PDP office has been severely damaged, but was able to be evacuated safely.
The office is unlikely to be in use for some time, however we are looking into temporary office space and hope to be back up and running when staff have had a chance to recover from the shock. In the meantime please contact the Auckland Office if you need assistance with anything 09 523 6900.
Our thoughts and best wishes are with everyone in Christchurch and the surrounding area at this difficult time. |
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| 21 February 2011 |
| Congratulations PDP Great Lake Relay Team |
| Congratulations to Natalie, Keri, Rob, Karen, Kaye, Rod, Claire and friends, the PDP team who raced in the Great Lake Relay round Taupo last weekend. They completed the run in 13 hrs and 37 minutes, which is 1 hour 37 minutes faster than last year - well done all! |
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| 13 January 2011 |
| PDP's Ingrid Cooper Scoops Top Award |
| Congratulations to Ingrid Cooper, who was recently awarded the Canterbury University award for the top student in Natural Resources Engineering. A bit of a high achiever, she also picked up the NZ Society on Large Dams (NZSOLD) award for the top student in Water Resources Engineering at Canterbury University. Ingrid recently joined PDP as a new graduate in our Christchurch office - welcome Ingrid, and well done! |
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| 24 December 2010 |
| Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at PDP |
| Wishing you all a safe and prosperous year in 2011. |
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| 27 September 2010 |
| Congratulations Parviz and Graeme: Winners at the 2010 Water New Zealand Conference |
| Parviz Namjou and Graeme Proffitt won the award for the Best Paper in the Modelling Awards 2010 at the Water New Zealand 52nd Annual Conference. Their paper was entitled "Modelling Effects of Proposed Masterton Land Based Effluent Disposal Scheme on Receiving Environment, Masterton, New Zealand", and is available to view through the PDP Publications webpage.
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| 6 September 2010 |
| PDP Christchurch Office Survives Earthquake Intact |
| All the PDP Christchurch staff are well and have survived unscathed, with relatively minor damage and disruption compared to what has happened to some others in the City. The PDP office has also passed the initial structural inspection so are up and running from today. Our thoughts and best wishes are with everyone in Canterbury at this difficult time. |
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| 3 September 2010 |
| PDP working with NZTA on SH 20 - Waterview Tunnel Project |
| PDP has been engaged in a consortium to assist NZTA for work related to the construction in Auckland of the proposed $1.4 billion Waterview Connection from State Highway 20 to State Highway 16.
The project includes construction of twin 2.4km long tunnels under residential areas. By providing specialist geological, groundwater flow and land settlement advice related to the ground investigations for the tunneling, PDP will assist NZTA through the tender process for selecting construction consortia in 2011.
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| 17 June 2010 |
| Andrew Sussex and Family Safe and Well In Kyrgyzstan |
| We have received word from Andrew that they are safe and well, and were not in Osh when the violence broke out. Osh the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, where Andrew has been living for the past couple of years with his family; the city is currently in major trouble with interethnic fighting. Andrew is a 10 year veteran of PDP, on long-term leave to work in Kyrgyzstan as an engineer with volunteer organisation ATIK. We are all relieved to hear that they are safe, and send our best wishes. |
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| 27 April 2010 |
| Mercury Inventory for New Zealand 2008 released by MfE |
| PDP was contracted by the Ministry for the Environment to prepare an inventory of mercury in New Zealand from natural and anthropogenic sources, and to make an assessment of the relative environmental impact of mercury-containing lamps.
More information and the full report can be found on the Ministry for the Environment website: www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/waste/mercury-inventory-new-zealand-2008/index.html |
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| 16 March 2010 |
| PDP Assist with Development of National Environmental Standard |
| PDP’s Dr Graeme Proffitt has assisted the Ministry for the Environment with the Proposed National Environmental Standard (NES) for Assessing and Managing Contaminants in Soil and is currently touring New Zealand with representatives from Ministry for Environment to discuss the draft standard and to encourage submissions. If you would like to discuss how this new NES might affect your site or project please get in touch.
See: www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/land/draft-methodology-deriving-soil-guidelines/ |
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| 26 February 2010 |
| PDP Race Round Taupo |
| Congratulations to the PDP team who completed the Great Lake Relay round Taupo last weekend. 12 runners completed the race in 15 hours, 14 minutes and 11 seconds. |
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| 24 December 2009 |
| Christmas greetings from all at PDP |
| Wishing you a happy and safe holiday, and all the best for 2010! |
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Christmas greetings from all at PDP
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| 16 November 2009 |
| PDP Annual Prize in Engineering Hydrology Awarded |
| PDP has a tradition of supporting academic achievement and the development of knowledge in the environmental field. One of the ways we do this is through the annual Pattle Delamore Partners Engineering Hydrology Prize. The 2009 winner, Julie Min Zou was awarded her $2000 prize recently at the prize giving on 13 November. This prize is awarded annually to a top student in Engineering Hydrology at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The University of Auckland. PDP sponsors this prize to encourage engineering students towards a career in water engineering and to reward excellence in this field. |
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| 13 November 2009 |
| PDP is now a PDP! |
| We are pleased to announce that PDP has been successful in attaining IPENZ Professional Development Partner (PDP) status. Professional Development Partners undertake to support the development of engineers, particularly in relation to their registration as a Chartered Professional Engineer. Our PDP status has been awarded for a period of a full three years. IPENZ have advised that this period is only awarded to those applicants that have the highest standards in place. This endorsement recognises our ongoing commitment to the support and development of our people in their careers. |
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| 27 August 2009 |
| Marfell Park Environmental Investigation Report Released |
| The report on PDP's environmental investigation into the potential contamination at Marfell Park in New Plymouth has been released. Contaminants concentrations in soils sampled from the surface and at depth were found to be low and are considered to present a minimal risk to park users. The full report is available on the Taranaki Regional Council's website, it can be downloaded from this page: www.trc.govt.nz/environment/waste/marfell.htm |
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| 3 August 2009 |
| PDP Mapua audit report released by Minister for the Environment |
| PDP's audit report on the remediation of the former Fruitgrowers Chemical Company site in Mapua was released on Friday 31 July by the Minister for the Environment, Nick Smith. The press release from the Minister's office that accompanied the report can be read here: www.beehive.govt.nz/release/audit+report+step+forward+mapua
The full audit report is available on the Ministry for the Environment website: www.mfe.govt.nz/publications/hazardous/audit-remediation-mapua/index.html |
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| 10 July 2009 |
| PDP provides sampling plan for investigation of dioxins at Marfell Park, New Plymouth |
| PDP's sampling plan for Marfell Park is provided on the Taranaki Regional Council website at: www.trc.govt.nz/environment/pdf/marfell/marfellplanjuly09.pdf |
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| 23 June 2009 |
| PDP Director Graeme Proffitt called in to help with New Plymouth contamination |
| "New Zealand's foremost expert in the investigation and clean-up of contaminated sites has been called in to check out Marfell Park after the shock discovery of dioxins. Environmental consultant Graeme Proffitt has been asked to lead a sampling and testing programme at the former New Plymouth municipal dump site..." Read Article |
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| 11 June 2009 |
| New PDP website launched |
| It’s been a long time coming, but we are now pleased to announce the launch of our new website. We hope that you will find it informative and attractive—we’re sure you’ll agree it is quite an improvement. Please let us know if there is any information that you were expecting to find here that we haven't included, or if there are any glitches that have made it through our extensive QA/QC process. |
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