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If you're interested in joining us as an Intern or Graduate for our 2017/2018 intake, it's time to apply!  Visit our Careers page to apply now - applications close on 31 May. You have a few opportunities to meet us this month - so come along and find out more about...

Hayden, Phil and Jen attended the NZ Hydrological Society 2017 Technical Workshop in Dunedin on April 5-6th. Jen presented on the stormwater pond project she has been working on over the last year with the Auckland Council Healthy Waters Unit. The project involves...

The nature of our work sometimes involves staff visiting sites with some form of moving water – such as rivers.  Therefore it is important that our staff are armed with the right knowledge and skills to keep themselves safe while working in this type of environment....

The team at PDP would like to thank our clients for their loyalty and support as we reach the end of another busy year. Over the holiday period our offices will be shut from close of business Thursday 22nd December 2016, and reopening on Monday 9th January 2017....

A few of our Groundwater specialists including Clare Maginness, Blair Thornburrow and Hilary Lough recently ran a well-received workshop in Tauranga on Managing Groundwater to Manage Surface Water: Integrated Allocation Approaches. 40 people from Regional Councils...

The 2010/2011 Christchurch earthquakes left $2 billion of horizontal infrastructure (eg water pipelines, sewer pipelines, stormwater pipelines and roads) requiring repair or replacement. Christchurch City Council, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority, and New...

Wellington Office entered Round the Bays 6.5km fun run/walk on Sunday, February 21st. Bo, Andy, Chris and Sharon ran at a lightning-fast pace. However, Sharon was just too fast for the boys and left them for dust. Melody and Genge (who both had a leg injury and wore...

PDP would like to thank our clients and colleagues for their continued support. Merry Christmas from all of us, and all the best for 2016! Our offices will be closed from Thursday the 24th of December, and open again on Tuesday the 5th of January.

As we come to the end of another busy year, the team at PDP would like to thank clients and colleagues for their continued support. Merry Christmas from all of us, and best wishes for an outstanding 2015! Our offices will be closed from Wednesday the 24th of December,...

Recently PDP Christchurch entered The Mcleans Island 6 hour mountain bike event with three teams. Each team completed 6 hours of mountain biking. Team PDP 1 (Carl and Byron) managed to win the Corporate Pro category. Team PDP 3 (Ryan, Ingrid and Bas) got second in the...

The Marathon des Sables is a 7 day running race through the Sahara desert. 1047 athletes took part in the 2014 event. The course is an incredible 245km with temperatures exceeding 45 degrees. Competitors who are crazy enough to take part spend the week battling...

At PDP we are focused on providing the highest level of health and safety for our people and our workmates. On some of our sites, we work in dangerous conditions where management of health and safety is critical to ensure that everyone goes home safely each day. This...

All of us at PDP would like to wish you a Merry Christmas and an excellent year for 2014! Our offices will be closed from Tuesday the 24th of December, and open again on Monday the 6th of January. We hope that you enjoy the holiday season, and that you stay safe, and...

Peter Callander, Director in our Christchurch office, presented the 2013 PDP Prize for Ecological Engineering to Cameron Paintin. This prize is awarded each year to a top Ecological Engineering student in The Department of Civil and Natural Resources Engineering at...

Peter and Graeme were enlisted into PDP through the Clyde Landslide Stabilisation project which PDP worked on during the late 1980s and early 1990’s. On one of his regular trips to Queenstown Alan stopped off in Christchurch to observe an up and coming hydrogeologist...

Andrew Rumsby recently represented PDP and joined a number of other contractors and consultants to celebrate the successful conclusion of the Tui Mine Remediation project, which was completed on time and within budget. PDP were presented with an award by Environment...

Peter Callander, Director in our Christchurch office, recently awarded Kate Dawkings with the 2012 Prize for Ecological Engineering. This prize is awarded each year to a top University of Canterbury student in Ecological Engineering at The Department of Civil and...

Our Christchurch office has moved in to their brand new building at 295 Blenheim Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch. It's not just our Christchurch address that has changed - the phone numbers have too. The Christchurch office number is now +64 3 345 7100 and the fax...