About C & R Surveyors

A small team of Registered Professional Surveyors, working across Auckland from our Orewa office since 2001.

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Our Story

Twenty-Five Years Of Surveying Auckland

C & R Surveyors, short for City & Rural, was established in 2001 and has grown into a well-respected surveying company known for a friendly approach and quality work. We provide surveying services for projects of every size across the Auckland region, and we enjoy working closely with our clients to get the best result. By keeping up with the latest technology and developments in the industry, we make sure our work stays accurate, efficient and current.

Our Approach

Small Team, Personal Service

We are not a multi-discipline firm and we do not try to be. What we are is a highly experienced team of surveyors who work closely with engineers, planners and other consultants to make sure our clients get a good result.

Being small is the point. It means you always know who is on your job, and nothing gets lost between departments.

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Local Since 2001

Proud Professionals, Even Prouder Locals

We're Registered Professional Surveyors, but our roots run deeper than the trade. We've been part of the Orewa community since 2001, and we back the people and organisations that make it what it is.

Proud sponsors of the Orewa Surf Life Saving Club, supporting the volunteers who keep our local beach safe.
sponsor SINCE 2005
Sponsors of the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust, helping keep this vital emergency service in the air.
Qualified And Registered

Surveying Done Properly

Rick is a Registered Professional Surveyor and a member of Survey and Spatial New Zealand, and our surveyors and technicians hold formal surveying qualifications between them. Every job that leaves this office is done to the standards the profession expects.

We hold current Registered Professional Surveyor status, so every survey meets New Zealand's professional and legal standards.
Our Team

The People Behind Every Survey

Six of us, most here for more than a decade, working out of one office in Orewa. When you call, you'll speak to someone who knows your job.

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Rick Bull

Director

Registered Professional Surveyor
Bachelor of Surveying
Member, Survey and Spatial New Zealand

Rick has been surveying in Auckland and across the North Island since 1995, and founded C & R Surveyors in 2001. He has broad knowledge across every aspect of surveying, with a particular interest in keeping pace with new surveying technology.

Outside work, Rick spends his time with family and on a steady run of DIY projects, classic cars and motorbikes.

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Linda Bull

Accounts & Office Manager

Linda manages accounts and the day-to-day running of the Orewa office. She's usually the first person you'll speak to when you get in touch.

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Jay Hart

Survey Technician

National Diploma in Surveying

Jay has worked with C & R Surveyors since 2001, and has built a high level of local knowledge.

He now works with us on a casual basis.

Jay enjoys fishing and travelling.

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Ben McGhie

Senior Survey Technician

NZ Certificate in Land Surveying

Ben joined C & R Surveyors in 2013 and has more than thirty years' experience in the survey profession.

Living on Whangaparaoa Peninsula, he enjoys the coastal lifestyle. Outside of work, Ben enjoys a variety of sports and spending time with his family.

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Rob Tailby

Senior Survey Technician

NZ Certificate in Land Surveying

Rob joined C & R Surveyors in 2016, bringing forty years of experience in the survey profession and vast knowledge in rural and urban subdivisions.

He now works 3 days a week. In his spare time Rob is usually playing golf or fishing.

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Jordan Zagonel

Cartographic Engineer

Bachelor of Cartography (Brazil)

Jordan joined C & R Surveyors in 2018. He has over twenty years' experience in surveying, from hydro power projects in Brazil through to construction and cadastral surveys in New Zealand.

Outside work, Jordan is usually at the beach, paddling or kite-surfing.

Our Services

Every Survey Your Project Needs

From creating new titles to setting out a build and measuring what's already there, fourteen services across three areas.

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Want To Talk To Us Directly?

You've read about us, so you know who you'd be dealing with. Tell us what you're planning and we'll tell you what's involved, what it'll cost and how long it takes.

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